Lucky Scramble

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780593531907 Author(s): Peter Raymundo Format: Hardcover Year: 2024 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Pages: 192 Age: 8-12

Description: Six competitive cubers face off at the Speed Cubing national championships in this graphic novel that's perfect for fans of Roller Girl and the Last Kids on Earth series.Despite qualifying for the Speed Cubing National Championships in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Tyler Goodman and his mom donA?t have the money to get him there. That is, until the retailer CubeMania offers him one of their coveted all-expenses-paid sponsorships! But getting to Vegas is just the beginning: There are hundreds of speed cubers from around the country, and each has something to prove. Like Dirk, who's certain he's about to nab his third straight National Championship trophy. Lizzy and Izzy Peterson, twins who crush cubing competitions with the exact same moves and timesA?until one of them decides to break the mold. Renowned eight-year-old prodigy Eli Newton solved his first puzzle cube at five, yet his dad seems much more excited about the sport and thereA?s something . . . off about his cubes. And then thereA?s Miles Oldman, the first American to solve the cube in under 40 seconds, whoA?s back decades later to set some new records. As Lucky Scramble moves with lightning speed between the stories of these six contestantsA?plus that of CubeManiaA?s founder and CEO Victor ChenA?puzzle cube devotees and fans of graphic novels alike wonA?t be able to resist racing through the pages until the very last cube has been solved.

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