Edison's Alley

Edison's Alley by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman, 250 pages

This is the second book in the Accelerati trilogy, the sequel to Tesla's Attic.  Nick has been trying to track down the objects he sold from his attic in a garage sale in the previous book.  He has realized that all of the items belonged to Nicola Tesla and have very unique qualities.  When brought together, the objects will form a machine but Nick doesn't know what the machine will do.  he is only sure that it's vitally important and that time is of the essence.  With the help of his friends, he has found many of the objects but there are still several left to find.  Between trying to find the objects and keep the Accelerati from getting them first, Nick has been pretty busy.  Unfortunately, life is about get even crazier and unless Nick can stop it, the world might come to an end.  I definitely liked the first book and I thought this book was pretty good too.  Kids who like science fiction and fantasy will probably like the trilogy but it might also work for kids who like adventure and realistic stories, if they don't mind a little bit of non-realism.