Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray (Elements of Genius #1) by Jess Keating

Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray (Elements of Genius #1) by Jess Keating

"Let the official record show that, I, Nikki Tesla, did not intend to destroy the world."

There are only so many times a kid can invent an instrument of global destruction without getting grounded. So when Nikki's death ray accidentally blows up her bedroom (if you can call a pet ferret with an itchy trigger finger an accident), she's sent to the only place that can handle her. Genius Academy is a school for history's greatest brains. Leo da Vinci? Charlotte Darwin? Bert Einstein? All extraordinary. Yet even among her fellow prodigies, Nikki feels like an outsider thanks to a terrible secret she can't let anyone discover. Ever.

But when her death ray is stolen, Nikki must stop worrying about fitting in and learn to play nice with her new classmates. Because it doesn't take a genius to track a thief around the world, outwit the authorities, and keep a French fry-fanatic ferret happy. It takes all of them.

Jess Keating is a zoologist-turned-author who writes with the kind of knowledge that only crocodile bites and skunk sprays can provide. Jess has been making up stories since she was a child, and at the age of eight, she even started a library in her room (mostly to charge her brother late fees). She's also the author of the award-winning biography Shark Woman and the Bonbon and Bun Bun graphic novel series. She currently resides in Ontario, Canada, with her husband, where she is hard at work on her next novel.