Masterminds
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4.6 • 124 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The first book in the action-packed trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman is perfect for fans of Stranger Things and James Patterson.
Eli Frieden has never left Serenity, New Mexico...why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything.
Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known.
The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Several teens learn that their idyllic small-town existence is a sham in this first entry in Korman's Masterminds series. Serenity, N.Mex., has the best standard of living in the country, with zero unemployment and total peace and prosperity. Thirteen-year-old Eli and his friends have never known anywhere else. Honesty, harmony, and contentment aren't just valued in Serenity, they're a way of life. Then Eli and the others start to notice odd things: when they try to leave town, they get sick; their Internet is remarkably sanitized compared to outside sites they accidentally come across; and some kids are considered special, while others are less so. After they discover the truth about why Serenity is so peaceful, they must face the fact that their lives have been ruled by a gigantic lie. Rotating among several young narrators, Korman builds tension as the mystery unfolds, leading to several surprise twists that upend the status quo. While an awful lot of dumb luck is involved in the kids' discoveries, this tense, fast-paced story will have readers racing toward the cliffhanger ending. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely Breathtaking Adventure
This book is phenomenal. The characters are great and the story is suspenseful which made me never want to put this book down. Masterminds is an absolute blast and sets up what is possibly the greatest book trilogy of all time.
We need a book 4.
Really good
Great book
Great book I summarized the book so many spoilers 😁
Loved this book listened to the audio book that I got from the school library and got me hooked and bought all the books from the school wish hector did not die but Eli was I think the most important being as his dad is the ring leader of protect Osiris and the plastic factory twist was so interesting and how they figured out it was the same cones with hectors blood from the skateboard accident it was a great book