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🙂 (I actually didn’t realize that the show is still on the air, but now I totally want to watch it again!). I actually hadn’t read the blurb before reading the book, so I hadn’t expected the comparison-but I immediately found myself thinking, “This is a middle grade Amazing Race with a teleportation twist!” Everything I used to love about that show is in here: the interesting puzzles (which readers can try to solve right along with the characters), the travel to new sites, the race to the finish line, and even the backstabbing competitors. This book is absolutely perfect for fans of The Amazing Race!! Of course, you don’t have to be familiar with the show to enjoy the book, but if you are, you’ll get that extra layer of enjoyment. With riddles to solve and messages to decode, this interactive read won't disappoint! Struggling to keep her team under control as the race rages on, Lexi not only has to figure out how to get back on course (literally), but she must decide how far she's willing to go to win, and who her real friends are. When one misreads a clue that lands the team in a castle in Germany, and the other loses her teleportation medallion in Poland, Lexi wonders what she's gotten herself into.

Added bonus: she'll be able to reconnect with her best friend Haley.īut Lexi's two teammates put a wrench in her plans. She needs the prize money if she wants to re-enroll in the science academy her parents can no longer afford. Twelve-year-old physics whiz Lexi Magill won't let anything stop her from winning Wisconsin's Teleportation Tournament-the annual competition where teams teleport around the world to solve science-based puzzles. My content rating: MG (Nothing objectionable that I can think of)įor fans of The Amazing Race, Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament is the perfect adventure for middle grade readers who like scavenger hunts and puzzle-solving.

Published by Running Press Kids on October 1, 2019

Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament by Kim Long

I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! I’ve got five reviews for you today: a MG sci-fi, a MG contemporary fantasy, and three MG graphic novels.