The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

<b>Based on the Peabody Award&#150;winning podcast this tech-filled adventure series pits intrepid Mars Patel and his outcast friends against a brilliant enigmatic billionaire as they race to figure out why kids are disappearing from their school.</b><br><br>Mars Patel&#146;s friend Aurora has disappeared! His teachers are clueless. His mom is stressed out about her jobs. But Mars refuses to give up&#151;after all his own dad disappeared when Mars was a toddler before he and Ma moved to Puget Sound from India. Luckily Mars has a group of loyal friends eager to help&#151;smart Toothpick strong and stylish JP and maybe-telepathic Caddie. The clues seem to point toward eccentric tech genius (and Mars&#146;s hero) Oliver Pruitt whose popular podcast now seems to be commenting on their quest! But when the friends investigate Pruitt&#146;s mysterious elite school nothing is as it seems&#151;and anyone could be deceiving them. Slick science corporate conspiracies and an endearingly nerdy protagonist make this first book in the series a fresh exciting sci-fi adventure.