![]() Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author ![]() Charlie Thorne is a younger, smarter, cooler version of Jason Bourne." Gibbs knows how to write a real page-burner. "Stuart Gibbs’s CHARLIE THORNE AND THE LAST EQUATION is fast-paced, smart, and action-packed. In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.Ģ019 Parents' Choice Recommende Seal award winner In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first-even though this means placing her life in grave danger. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it.īut now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. ![]() ![]() Lemoncello’s Library seriesįrom New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world’s youngest and smartest genius who’s forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.Ĭharlie Thorne isn’t old enough to drive.Īnd now it’s up to her to save the world…ĭecades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth-or destroy it. “Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed.a real page-burner.” -Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. ![]()
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