Pop the Bronze Balloon

Pop the Bronze Balloon
Pop the Bronze Balloon

Pop the Bronze Balloon

By Jackie Yeager

9-12

The Crimson Five

JUVENILE FICTION

288 Pages, 5.5 x 8

Formats: Cloth, EPUB

Cloth, $15.99 (CA $19.99) (US $15.99)

ISBN 9781948705561

Rights: WOR

Chicago Review Press (Nov 2020)
Amberjack Publishing

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Overview

The third adventure in The Crimson Five series—stories that encourage kids interested in STEM+ to improve their skills and practice good teamwork
The Crimson Five make their International Debut! Kia Krumpet and her team of young inventors embark on the Swirl and Spark Creativity Tour, the highest level of the Piedmont Challenge. To solidify their spots at the Piedmont Inventor's Prep School once and for all, they're challenged to create a final life-changing invention with Team France and Team Switzerland. Everything changes when the Crimson Five discover that someone else is pulling the strings in the competition—and a hidden invention with a secret. In order to save Piedmont, and the futures of all kids with big dreams around the world, Kia, Ander, Mare, Jax, and Jillian must find a way to unlock the invention and lead a new connected team—the ultimate test of imagination and teamwork. The Crimson Five are traveling the globe. Because a dream is born to become a dream come true.

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Jackie Yeager is a middle grade author whose stories inspire children to think more, work hard, and dream big. She holds a Master's degree in Education and spent several years coaching Odyssey of the Mind, where her team once-upon-a-time competed at the World Finals. She lives in Rochester, NY with her real life prince charming and two royally amazing teens. When she's not writing imaginative middle grade fiction or living in her own fairy-tale world, she can be found conducting creative problem solving/writing workshops for kids and blogging at www.swirlandspark.com. You can also connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Author Biography

Jackie Yeager is an author whose stories inspire children to think more, work hard, and dream big. She holds a master's degree in education and spent several years coaching Odyssey of the Mind, where her team competed at the World Finals. She lives in Rochester, New York.

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