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A rip-roaring, hilarious alternate-history adventure starring the worlds most famous inventors-and its most forgotten. From the author of the beloved Heros Guide series, Christopher Healy. n n Its 1883-the Age of Invention! A time when great men like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nicola Tesla, and George Eastman work to turn the country into a land of limitless opportunity. n n And it all happens at the world famous Inventors Guild headquarters in New York City-a place where a great idea, a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck can find you rubbing elbows with these gods of industry who will usher humanity into the future. n n Unless, of course, youre a woman. n n Molly Pepper, daughter of brilliant but unknown inventor Cassandra Pepper, lives with her mother in New York. By day, they make ends meet running a pickle shop; but by night, they toil and dream of Cassandra taking her place among the most famous inventors in America. n n In an attempt to find a way to exhibit Casss work at the Worlds Fair, they break into the Inventors Guild, where they discover a mysterious plot to destroy New York. n n The evidence points to the involvement of one of the worlds most famous inventors, and now its up to Molly, Cassandra, and a shop hand named Emmett Lee to uncover the truth-even if no one will ever know it was they who did it. n n Christopher Healy, author of the Heros Guide series, knows how to tell a good story. Hes done it again with the adventures of a determined girl named Molly Pepper.-Brightly, Best Middle Grade Books of Fall 2018 n
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