Max Einstein Series

by 4 books in this series
#1 - Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
#1 - Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
'James Patterson is the Einstein of fiction and has solved the equation for storytelling: Adventure + Science = AWESOME!' Tom Fletcher

'Any young readers out there interested in science and adventure ... this book is brilliant!' Tim Peake, astronaut

James Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children – with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives.

Max Einstein is a typical 12-year-old. She…

Goes to college every day
Plays speed chess in the park
Builds inventions that help the homeless
And talks to Albert Einstein

All normal stuff, right?

Until one day when Max is recruited by a mysterious organisation! Their mission: solve some of the world’s toughest problems using science. She’s helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the globe as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet.

But that’s only if the sinister outfit known as The Corporation doesn’t get to her first…
#2 - Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause
#2 - Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause
James Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives.

Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She...

- TEACHES classes at a New York college
- Dodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friends
- Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss
- Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert Einstein

Just a day in the life of the Change Makers Institute's top agent!

A village outside Mumbai is having a water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix – so Max and her friends travel to India. But it's hard to save the world when you're trying not to be kidnapped by a greedy corporation that profits when others suffer – and seems to know your every move. It's almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers...
#3 - Max Einstein: Saves the Future
#3 - Max Einstein: Saves the Future
Max Einstein is never going to be your average 12-year-old kid. She . . .
is on the run from a group of villains
talks to Albert Einstein
spends time searching for information on her parents
saves the world with the help of her genius friends

Totally not ordinary stuff - unless you're Max Einstein!

Now Max and her friends are back and ready to take on their biggest problem yet: world hunger. While the Change Makers tackle this huge issue, Max must also avoid the evil Corp and her nemesis, Dr. Zimm. But they're not the only ones looking for Max, and as she finds herself on the run, she discovers that Einstein created a time machine. And it might give her clues to her past - her distant past . . .
#4 - Max Einstein: World Champions!
#4 - Max Einstein: World Champions!
Max finally meets her hero, Albert Einstein, as she dashes across glaciers, visits the Great Barrier Reef, and flies a solar-powered jet in a race to stop global warming - before it's too late for planet earth.

So far, Max and her team of genius friends have solved problems that no one else could, including: bringing solar energy to remote locations, producing clean drinking water across the globe, and ending world hunger. No easy task, even for a genius! But now Max and her friends must take on their biggest challenge yet, something that affects every living creature on the planet.

Max must figure out how to prevent climate change from destroying the earth.

But sinister forces want to keep Max from succeeding, and this time, even the very foundation of the Change Makers Institute is threatened. Now Max must not only save herself and her friends, but the entire planet, too.

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