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Midpoint Books
Just the Series: Crimson Five Vol. 1   

Series and Publisher: Crimson Five   

Annotation: In the year 2071, eleven year-old inventor Kia works to earn a spot at PIPS, the Piedmont Inventors Prep School, and travels with four students to Camp Piedmont to solve a task against forty-nine other state teams to secure her place.
Genre: [Science fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #6552946
Format: Paperback
Common Core/STEAM: STEAM STEAM
Publisher: Midpoint Books
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 05/21/19
Pages: 274 pages
ISBN: 1-948705-34-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-948705-34-9
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2017941027
Dimensions: 21 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal

Gr 4-6 Eleven-year-old Kia Krumpet is a young inventor who dreams of going to a school where her STEM dreams will flourish. In the year 2071, middle schoolers from around the country are chosen to compete in an invention contest called the Piedmont Challenge where the top prize is a spot at the prestigious Piedmont Inventors Prep School (PIPS). Here, Kia's aspirations of being a great inventor will hopefully come true. She has a lot to live up to as her grandmother was the winner of the very first Piedmont Challenge. After a grueling initial test, Kia is chosen, along with four other students from her school, to compete against students from 49 other states for the chance to win. Even though the five students in Kia's group (affectionately called "The Crimson Five") come from different backgrounds and have various ideas for the winning project, they must band together to prove that they have what it takes to succeed. Young readers who are interested in STEM will find themselves reflected in these characters. An open-ended resolution leaves room for a sequel. VERDICT A strong secondary purchase for those looking to add fiction with a STEM focus to their middle grade collections. Christopher Lassen, BookOps: The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library

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School Library Journal
Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 4-7
Lexile: 620L
Guided Reading Level: W
Fountas & Pinnell: W

It's the year 2071 and eleven year-old Kia Krumpet is determined to build her 67 inventions, but she won't have the opportunity to unless she earns a spot at PIPS, the Piedmont Inventor's Prep School. Kia, who has trouble making friends at school, has dreamed of winning the Piedmont Challenge and attending PIPS ever since she learned that her Grandma Kitty won the very first Piedmont Challenge. After she and four of her classmates are selected to compete for a spot at PIPS, they travel by aero-bus to Camp Piedmont to solve a task against forty-nine other state teams to earn their place at the best inventor's school in the country.


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