Name: Genius
ISBN: 9781250045812

Leopoldo Gout

Three teen geniuses from around the world must win a Game witht he highest of stakes in this action-packed novel.

The Game

Genius

Juliette

The book itself was fine. However, the randomly bolded words and diagrams were unnecessary and distracting.

Viry

This is the first book I've read for Hispanic Heritage Reads and I enjoyed it a lot! There are some flaws in the novel and I wish that the game would've been explained more in depth but I absolutely adored these characters and the ending left me wanting more.

Lynn Braden

Leopoldo Gout is a new author for me, so I didn't know if I would like this book, but it is really very good.
Rex, Tunde, and Painted Wolf are known as the "LODGE" to computer hackers, bloggers, and code writers all over the world for using their skills to right wrongs and stand up for the little guy. All three have their own reasons for attending "The Game" hosted by the youngest CEO in India's history and computer genius, Kiran Biswas . As the game goes on, the three realize that the other competitors aren't their biggest problem, and the game may just be a front for something sinister going on behind the scenes at Kiran's company called OndScan. Soon they are all fighting for their lives and the lives of their families as the pressure to win the competition becomes a life and death battle.
Clearly there will be at least one sequel to this book based on the way that it ended. A lot of the technical jargon is way over my head, and the technical drawings and diagrams interspersed throughout the book add interest, but none of it is necessary to understand the story. The three main characters are all flawed individuals, but they are easy to like because they are always doing what they think is right. I'm looking forward to the sequel to find out what happens to these three likeable characters.

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Jillian Slindee

"Genius is a breakthrough novel for young adults and others who love this mind-expanding genre. Genius is exciting, provocative, fresh, innovative, and smart, smart, smart. Please don't wait until Genius is a cult classic to read it." — James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Maximum Ride novels. Trust no one. Every camera is an eye. Every microphone an ear. Find me and we can stop him together. Rex: Sixteen-year-old Mexican American programmer. One of the best in the world. Determined to find his missing brother. Tunde: Fourteen-year-old self-taught engineering genius. Brought the Internet to his Nigerian village. Targeted by a ruthless military warlord. Painted Wolf: Mysterious sixteen-year-old activist blogger. Pulled into the spotlight when her father became involved with a corrupt Chinese official. The Game: Two hundred geniuses. A head-to-head competition devised by India’s youngest CEO and visionary. Welcome to the revolution. Get ready to run. In Genius: The Game, an action-packed young adult novel by Leopoldo Gout, three brilliant teens from around the world use their knowledge of hacking, engineering, espionage, and activism in a race to save the world. Praise for Genius: The Game: “There is simply too much here to like. . . . Gout's characters are believable and immensely likable and their friendship serves as a delightful and realistic anchor amid the fast-moving chaos. Science and technology may take center stage in Gout’s fictional Game, but it's the less flashy craft of writing that sells the story.” —The New York Times “Strong characters who show their bravery throughout, friendships that do not falter, and ethics that do not fail, even when characters are faced with the impossible, are a refreshing change to most teenage novels. Readers will be caught up in the brilliance of the three characters and be surprised at the many twists and turns that they must confront. A gripping must-have.” —School Library Journal, starred review "A fast-moving story that presents its protagonists with intriguing moral choices" — Publishers Weekly

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