  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 05/01/2016 Gr 4–6—A middle grade adventure that hooks readers right in the first chapter with a strong female character and a cryptic message from a crow about her missing parents. Ever Indigo Nikita Stein is enrolled at the School for Gifted Children of Genius Parents—even though her genius parents are missing and presumed dead. She is pulled into an adventure when her guardian, legendary Doctor Professor David Ezratty (otherwise known to students as "Scatty Batty Ezratty" and the creator of invisible ice cream), goes missing and it is up to Ever to find him. With the help of the Highly Effective Snowize and Snitch Detectives (a onetime spy and a dignified rat), the characters, along with a "mean-spirited robot fridge," embark on a long journey through time to find all of Ever's missing relatives. Ever is a successful underdog forced to rely on her wit and humor and her oddball team as they race through an international quest to find the missing geniuses and capture the evil mastermind. - Copyright 2016 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Booklist - 05/01/2016 Time travel, a secret spy agency, thwarted love, and corporate espionage combine in this madcap middle-grade novel. Ever Indigo Nikita Stein barely remembers her parents, who vanished one night under mysterious circumstances and left her in the care of eccentric inventor Doc. When Doc also disappears, the 12-year-old is left a cryptic trail of clues to follow. With the help of Harry Snowize, a former superspy disabled by selective amnesia, and his partner, Snitch, a rat fluent in sign language, Ever sets off on a wide-ranging journey to find Doc, retrieve the brain of an incapacitated inventor, thwart a criminal mastermind, and maybe learn the truth about her parents. There is a lot of silliness, including some particularly oddball characters, and alert readers will solve the mystery of Ever’s parents long before she does. Still, the globe-trotting, insanely creative inventions, and satisfying ending—happy without being perfect—will appeal to readers who fancy a bit of derring-do. - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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