First published 2017
Kyle gets selected to test Mr. Lemoncello's newest creation, the FABULOUS FACT-FINDING FRENZY game. The challenge sounds incredible: race by bicycle, bookmobile, and corporate banana jet to collect fascinating facts about famous Americans. The first player to return to the library wins spectacular prizes. Kyle can hardly believe his luck competing in another one of his hero's elaborate games. But then troubling information surfaces about Mr. Lemoncello himself. Someone claims the beloved game maker might be a fraud. Kyle faces an impossible choice between winning the competition and defending the person who changed his life. He must dig deep to uncover the real truth about his hero before the entire Lemoncello empire crumbles. The race becomes more than a game when Kyle realizes he's fighting to save everything he believes in.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, underdog
288 pages · Hardcover · Random House Books for Young Readers