Books in The Entwhistle Experiment series

At twelve years old, Horatio Entwhistle has already blown up his bedroom twice and invented Stupendous Glue. While both of his parents are genius geneticists—who may have something to do with his science smarts—Horatio does all his own experiments. Right now he is stuck, literally and figuratively, trying to find a solvent for his truly crazy glue.His holiday research plans are rudely interrupted, however, when two strangers, whom Horatio dubs Orange Tie and Grimmer, turn up at his house to steal his parents’ computer which contains the files for their anti-aging research. But this is just the beginning. Soon Orange Tie and Grimmer kidnap his parents, and Horatio realizes they will stop at nothing to retrieve the information they want.Helped by his two best friends, Wheels in his turbocharged wheelchair and Ming Yi with her extraordinary lock-picking skills—and hindered by the bizarre neighborhood cat Snowball—Horatio is determined to find and rescue his parents, whatever it takes.You’ll be thrilled to know this is only the first in a series of four amusing and exciting adventures starring the incomparable Horatio Entwhistle and his fabulous friends.

Horatio Entwhistle was five years old when he blew up his bedroom for the first time—and nine when he did it yet again. So now, he does all his lab work in a shed out back, where he is currently focused on the less explosive but stickier task of discovering a solvent for his entirely too-successful Stupendous Glue.But Horatio’s experimenting is suddenly interrupted when two sinister men snatch his geneticist parents. He soon realizes that the kidnappers will stop at nothing to gain his parents’ anti-aging research—and he must act quickly.With the help of Ming Yi, female lock-picker extraordinaire, and Wheels, ingenious inventor whose turbocharged wheelchair can fly, Horatio sets out to find and rescue his parents. Can the three young friends foil the abductors’ devious plot before it’s too late?

Horatio Entwhistle and his best friends—lock picker extraordinaire Ming, her cousin Grace, and gadget expert Wheels—have defeated many of Australia’s dastardly villains using Horatio’s patented Stupendous Glue. While on holiday at Nan and Pop’s, they’re literally struck by their newest adventure! Sailing toward Crystal Lake to camp for the night, Ming and Wheels are shocked when their boat is suddenly rammed by a large cruiser. The unfriendly man onboard accuses them of trespassing and warns them never to return. Horatio and Grace hurry to rescue their friends from the capsized boat. They make camp but wake to find their food, supplies, and glue stolen—and a No Trespassing sign posted.When Wheels uses his turbocharged wheelchair to explore the area, he overhears the angry stranger arguing with his workers about a sand mine near the lake. The four friends investigate, only to discover that the man, Mr. Jones, and his employees are dumping large, mysterious drums of liquid inside the mine.While the young sleuths are searching for clues, they’re caught and ordered to stay away. They don’t, of course, and are soon up to their necks in intrigue—and danger.Unstick is the unforgettable finale to the Entwhistle Experiment series.

Poor Snowball! The cat may hiss whenever he sees Horatio Entwhistle, but he doesn’t deserve to have his fur dyed bright green! He also doesn’t deserve to be catnapped, which is nearly what happens before Horatio, Wheels Petersen, and Ming-Yi Lee stumble across a burglary in progress. Snowball is safe—for now. But what are the crooks after?Horatio, Wheels, Ming, and Ming’s cousin, Grace, decide to put their heads together to solve Snowball’s secret. After their previous adventures, the four have proved they’re up for the challenge. Horatio is an extraordinary inventor, Wheels a master of his tricked-out wheelchair, and Ming a lock-picking champion. Ming finds her cousin annoying, but Grace proves to have hidden talents that just might save the day! Perfect for the adventurous young inventor in your life, this book follows Horatio and his friends as they tackle challenges with logical thinking and a zeal for finding truth and obtaining justice. The Entwhistle Experiment series celebrates the friends’ differences and shows how the unique talents of each one contribute to solving the mystery. The exploits of this enterprising foursome encourage kids to reach out to new friends, use their imaginations, and explore every possibility.