Geek Inc. Investigating the Impossible: Technoslime Terror!

Barney has just moved north to the town of Blue Hills. In need of something to do at lunch break, he joins Gabby in a club called Geek Inc. Geek Inc. aims to find rational answers to improbable and impossible events. Recently, there has been a lot of weird things going on in Blue Hills. First of all, Lewis Grome, the scruffiest boy in class is behaving oddly. Then there is a grandfather clock that moves and a paper plane that has come to life. All these things have occurred since a lorry, carrying a top-secret formula, crashed. Barney and Gabby set out to find out what is really going on. Can they work out what is happening and stop sinister newspaper editor, Gloria, from using the top-secret formula to take over the school?

Geek Inc. Investigating the Impossible: Technoslime Terror! is written by Mark Griffiths who also wrote the Space Lizards series. Once again, this book is very cleverly written and funny, but though aimed at a slightly older reading age. The fantasy is a bit more involved and the science is a bit more complicated. Despite this, explanations of these elements are simple, clear, and interesting without being intrusive, and it’s always a fast-paced and enjoyable read. Here, as in the ‘Space Lizards’ series, the main protagonists are both a boy and a girl, making the story an extremely fun and accessible read for both sexes.