The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Pflugfelder, Bob , Hockensmith, Steve

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

240 pp. | Quirk Books | November, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59474-648-2 $12.95

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Scott Garrett. When Nick and Tesla arrive at Uncle Newt's for the summer, the twins find a mystery at a long-abandoned house that can only be solved with science. Luckily, their unconventional uncle gives them open access to his laboratory. Along with cartoon-style spot illustrations, Garrett illustrates instructions for the twins' experiments so readers can do them, too. A zany, fast-paced romp for science buffs.

Reviewer: Susan Graham