This was a really fun, thrill-a-minute read. at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, and definitely leaves the door wide open for the next installment in the sequel. The book reaches its exciting climax back in the U.S. What follows is a fast-paced adventure that finds Charlie trying to escape when the CIA’s plane stops to refuel in Greenland, then arriving in Israel to search the Einstein archives there, and subsequently fighting not only the Furies but Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. The Furies, a group of Eastern European criminals, are also looking for it.
And… she’s 12 years old! While skiing a dangerous, off-limits slope in Snowmass, Colorado, Charlie is confronted by two CIA operatives who desperately need her help to find an equation purportedly left behind by Albert Einstein, an equation that can be either the greatest weapon on earth or the greatest peacemaker, depending on who has possession of it. She’s also a cyber-criminal, an expert snow skier and boarder, and a college student. What did you like about the book? Charlie Thorne is a genius. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation – Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.
In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first-even though this means placing her life in grave danger. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it.īut now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world's youngest and smartest genius who's forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.Ĭharlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive.Īnd now it's up to her to save the world.ĭecades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth-or destroy it.
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