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    Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission
    Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission
    Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission
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    Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission

    By Emily Calandrelli, Tamson Weston and Renée Kurilla

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    From Emily Calandrelli—Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Outer Space, correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World, and graduate of MIT—comes the fourth novel in a fun illustrated chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology.

    Third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace has a new social studies teacher—who loves group projects. While most of the class has constructed regular dioramas with clay and construction paper, Ada, her best friend Nina, and sometimes nemesis Milton have built a complex scale model of an historic silver mine. But when Milton reveals that he added his “old Milton touch” on their project right before turning it in, Ada worries that he has sabotaged their work.

    In a desperate attempt to save their project, Ada and Nina use their combined creative and technical prowess to perform a heist and break into their teacher’s supply closet after school.

    Do the two friends have what it takes to deceive the school’s security system? Or will they get caught trying to pull off this seemingly impossible mission?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    ISBN9781534416864
    Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission
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    Emily Calandrelli

    Emily Calandrelli is an MIT engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host. She’s the host and coexecutive producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab on Netflix, featured as a correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World, and an executive producer and host of Fox’s Xploration Outer Space. Emily is the author of the picture book Reach for the Stars, the science experiment book Stay Curious and Keep Exploring, and the science chapter book series the Ada Lace Adventures. The third book in the series was launched to the International Space Station through the Story Time from Space program. Learn more at TheSpaceGal.com.

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      Ada Lace and the Impossible Mission - Emily Calandrelli

      Chapter One

      OUT OF THE CLINK

      Ada Lace. It concerns me to see you in detention, said Ms. Lily. I know you love science, and your curiosity is admirable. But it has its limits. You can’t just help yourself to school equipment after hours. Am I making myself clear?"

      Yes, Ms. Lily, said Ada.

      The rules are for everyone to follow. You don’t get special treatment because your dad’s a teacher here.

      I know, Ms. Lily. I didn’t mean . . . Ms. Lily held up her hand, and Ada closed her mouth. She’d always gotten along well with her principal. It didn’t feel good to be in trouble with her.

      I know you know. But it doesn’t hurt for you to hear it from me. Now, let’s make sure we don’t meet like this again, okay?

      Okay, Ms. Lily.

      •  •  •

      Milton was waiting outside. They had been on opposite sides of the room in the same detention.

      How come you didn’t have to talk to her? Ada asked.

      Aw, they’re used to seeing me here. Stick with me, kid. They’ll get used to you, too.

      No, thanks, said Ada. Ada and Milton hadn’t been doing anything bad. Not really. They had just found a weird bug after school, and they used the science lab to dissect it. Ada had permission to be in the art room after school, with her dad, or outside, but all the other classrooms were off-limits.

      I never thought Ms. Azalea would turn us in. She’s usually so nice! said Ada.

      Yeah, but the risk is half the fun, right? said Milton.

      Speak for yourself, said Ada. They got to the west entrance, near Mr. Lace’s room. Milton was supposed to meet his mom outside.

      Wanna hang out later? Milton asked.

      Nah, I have homework, said Ada, and I’m not allowed to hang out today anyway.

      Tomorrow?

      If Nina can come too.

      I guess, said Milton. Ada kept hoping that Milton and Nina would start to like each other more. It hadn’t happened yet.

      •  •  •

      The worst part about trying to hang out with Nina and Milton at the same time was that they could never agree on anything. But Ada was determined to make it work. Usually that meant waiting until Nina and Milton both got tired of arguing, and suggesting something that they could agree on. Unfortunately, neither of them was that excited about the compromise. Ada suggested a movie instead of a water balloon toss (Milton) or creating a Juniper Garden swap shop (Nina). They agreed, and Ada was relieved. Then she realized they also had to agree on which movie to go see.

      "But you’ve seen that Wizards of Weird movie," said Milton.

      I know! But it’s totally rewatchable, said Nina.

      How do you know? said Ada.

      I’ve seen it twice! said Nina.

      Okay. Why don’t we start with stuff we haven’t seen? Ada suggested.

      That left Teeny Tiny Kitten Frenzy, which was too cute even for Nina, and Mission Probable. Usually Ada didn’t like heist movies, but she decided to give it a try. Ada’s mom brought them to the theater, and while Ada, Nina, and Milton watched their movie, Ms. Lace, Elliott, and Jack went to see Teeny Tiny Kittens.

      You guys are making such a big mistake, said Elliott. "Do you know

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