The Dork & The Deathray (50 States of Fear: Alaska)

Come along on a journey-if you dare-from sea to shining sea In the great American tradition of the spooky campfire tale, New York Times bestselling author E.G. Foley presents 50 States of Fear, a frightful-but-funny paranormal series for kids, set in all 50 States From Civil War ghosts in Alabama to weird Wyoming cowboy legends, there's always something to scream about in Ahhhh -merica. THE DORK AND THE DEATHRAY - ALASKA - Land of the Midnight Sun... And the Black Helicopters? In the remote Alaskan wilderness lies a mysterious, high-tech research facility, home to a massive machine about which countless dark rumors swirl. Conspiracy nuts call it a weather weapon. Some claim it could be a mass mind-control device, while others simply dub it Tesla's Deathray. Whatever its true purpose, such an invention should never be allowed to fall into the wrong hands-especially those of an evil boy genius bent on becoming the world's youngest supervillain Unfortunately, misfit w nderkind, Kelvin Mackowsky, uses trickery to take over the Northern Lights facility, and the chaos begins. When seventh-grader Gabby Reynolds arrives in Alaska, tagging along with her famous dad to prep for his next wildlife documentary, she finds herself on a collision course with Kelvin, and soon becomes entangled in a life-or-death adventure, where the stakes are nothing less than the entire future of America...