Eden Unger Bowditch Books

The Young Inventors Guild reunites with their families in Cairo, where they anticipate a performance by Noah's mother, the renowned Ariana Canto-Sagas. However, their excitement is overshadowed by the looming threat of the enigmatic Komar Romak. With time running out, Jasper, Lucy, Faye, Wallace, and Noah must decode crucial information hidden in a mysterious book and leverage their inventive skills to confront the impending danger.

In a thrilling continuation of their journey, the Young Inventors Guild, alongside their teacher and parents, flee from the sinister Komar Romak. Traveling by train to an unknown destination, they uncover a chilling note that reveals their precarious situation. As they arrive in the ancient Italian village of Solemano, the children—Jasper, Lucy, Wallace, Noah, and Faye—delve into a centuries-old mystery linked to their enigmatic protectors, the men in black. With Romak still pursuing them, danger looms as they seek the truth amidst adventure across continents.

In 1903, five truly brilliant young inventors, the children of the world's most important scientists, are taken from their lives and their parents by the mysterious men in black. They take twelve-year-old Jasper and six-year-old Lucy Modest from London, England; nine-year-old Wallace Banneker from New York, United States; twelve-year-old Noah Canto-Sagas from Toronto, Canada; and thirteen-year-old Faye Vigyanveta from New Delhi, India, depositing them all at a strange, isolated farmhouse in Dayton, Ohio, with kindly schoolteacher Miss Brett. But what mysterious invention have all the children, unbeknownst to one another, been working on? Who are the men in black? And are the men in black trying to kidnap them--or protect them? And if they're trying to protect them--from what? An amazing story about the wonders of science and the still greater wonders of friendship, The Atomic Weight of Secrets, the first book of the Young Inventors Guild trilogy is a novel readers will forever treasure.

Focusing on the experiences of children in Baltimore from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 1900s, the book captures their resilience amidst a backdrop of historical change. Through vintage photographs, it juxtaposes joyful moments like baseball games and zoo visits with the stark realities of industrial life, including child labor, segregation, and the struggles of the Great Depression. This poignant portrayal highlights the contrast between innocence and hardship, reflecting the broader cultural shifts in American society during this era.