Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All Small Things in this hilarious start to a brand-new middle grade mystery series.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eSo you’re only halfway through your homework and the Director of the FBI keeps texting you for help…What do you do? Save your grade? Or save the country?u003cbru003e u003cbru003eIf you’re Florian Bates, you figure out a way to do both.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eFlorian is twelve years old and has just moved to Washington. He’s learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the u003ciu003eTheory of All Small Thingsu003c/iu003e. It’s a technique he invented to solve life’s little mysteries such as: where to sit on the on the first day of school, or which Chinese restaurant has the best eggrolls.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eBut when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn’t little. In fact, it’s HUGE, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eCan Florian decipher the clues u003ciu003eandu003c/iu003e finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case?u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003e praised the “solid, realistic friendship bolstered by snappy dialogue,” and u003ciu003eSchool Library Journalu003c/iu003e said “mystery buffs and fans of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series are in for a treat.”
