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    The Smartest Kid in the World
    The Smartest Kid in the World
    The Smartest Kid in the World
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    The Smartest Kid in the World

    By Stan Schatt

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    With a rocket scientist for a father and a scientist for a mother, everyone knew Miranda Moon would be smart, but who would guess that she would become the smartest kid in the entire world? Miranda finds that she can move objects using her brainpower. She can even hear people’s thoughts.

    Tommy, Miranda’s older brother, has friends who don’t want the strange little girl tagging along. On top of all that, Miranda finds herself battling bullies in elementary school and middle school. Along the way, she manages to help a teacher save her job and nab a man holding two children for ransom. Miranda finds more challenges in high school when a group of popular cheerleaders decide Miranda is their enemy.

    Miranda even finds time to save the world from aliens who have decided to destroy the Earth. Still, the question is can Miranda find happiness and a place where she feels she belongs?

    This chapter book is written for children ages 7-12. Miranda is a heroine who struggles with many of the same problems her readers do. She longs for friends, but she has trouble fitting in wherever she goes. Whether it’s battling a millionaire who kidnaps her or dealing with a snobbish preschool principal who does think she is good enough for her school, Miranda demonstrates her grit, determination, and humor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJun 1, 2012
    ISBN9781623090579
    The Smartest Kid in the World
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    Stan Schatt

    Stan Schatt has held senior management positions with some of the leading global technology research companies including Forrester Research, Computer Intelligence, Giga Information Group, and ABI Research. He holds a PhD from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Now Arizona State University). He has been cited for teaching excellence by USC, the University of Houston, and DeVry Institute of Technology. Schatt is the author of fifty books on a wide range of topics including data communications, telecommunications, green technology, and data networks. He also has published fiction, including mysteries and science fiction.

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      The Smartest Kid in the World - Stan Schatt

      9781623090579

      Chapter 1

      Miranda is Born

      Tommy Moon was only four years old, but he knew his parents were not like his friends’ moms and dads. Mr. Moon was a scientist who built rockets. He thought about rockets so much that sometimes he would take walks and forget how to go home. He didn’t look like other dads. He was a thin man with a large mustache. His head looked like a big egg with hair growing only on the sides. When he wasn’t at his office, he spent most of his time at home typing on his computer.

      One day Mr. Moon made a paper airplane for Tommy. It flew so high at the park that other children wanted their parents to build one for them.

      That doesn’t look too hard, said one father. After all, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to build one.

      Mr. Moon laughed and corrected the man. Actually you do have to be a rocket scientist to build a paper airplane that flies that high.

      Mrs. Moon looked like other moms, but she also was a scientist. Tommy knew she invented all kinds of things in her lab. Instead of cars, the Moon’s garage was filled with equipment for her experiments. One day Mrs. Moon told Tommy she had big news.

      You’re going to have a baby sister, she said.

      Tommy was not happy. She will break all my toys, he said.

      Mrs. Moon shook her head. I have a feeling she will not be the kind of baby who breaks things. I’ll tell her not to play with your toys.

      Mrs. Moon wanted her baby to be smart so she talked to baby all the time while she was still in her tummy. She would read stories to her and then ask, What do you think of that? Sometimes the baby would kick and Mrs. Moon would say, I agree with you. I’m glad you liked the story.

      Other times Mrs. Moon would play a song again and again on her piano. Tommy would ask her why she played the same song again and again and Mrs. Moon would say, Your baby sister needs to hear this song many times to remember it. Sometimes the baby would tap Mrs. Moon’s tummy as if to say, I like that song.

      Mrs. Moon told Tommy to recite the alphabet to the baby. She can’t hear yet, Tommy said.

      I think your sister likes hearing you tell her the letters, Mrs. Moon said.

      Every Saturday night the Moon family watched a movie. Mrs. Moon would make a big batch of popcorn. It was Tommy’s favorite time of the week. Mrs. Moon wanted to make her baby a part of this fun also.

      Before taking a bite of her popcorn, Mrs. Moon would speak slowly in a soft voice that she hoped wouldn’t frighten the baby inside her.

      Baby dear, would you like me to put some salt on your popcorn before I eat it?

      Mrs. Moon would wait until she felt the baby kick and then she would smile. The baby likes lots of salt on her popcorn.

      One day Mrs. Moon said it was time for her baby to be born, Mr. Moon was so excited he forgot where the hospital was, but Mrs. Moon knew the way. Tommy stayed with his Grandmother and Grandfather.

      When the baby was born, the doctor held her up and looked at her.

      Mrs. Moon, he said. You have a beautiful baby girl.

      The baby smiled. The doctor was very surprised. Babies don’t know how to smile, he said. I’m sure it just means she is going to burp.

      The doctor picked up the baby’s hand and counted the fingers: one, two, three, four, five, he said.

      In a very tiny voice the baby said, one, two, three, four five.

      The doctor looked at Mr. Moon. Very funny, he said. You fooled me. I thought it was the baby talking.

      Mr. Moon just smiled. He was proud of his little girl.

      When Tommy came to visit his new sister, Mrs. Moon said, Say hello to your new baby sister. Her name is Miranda.

      Tommy put his hand out to shake hands. Hi Miranda, he said.

      Miranda put her tiny hand in Tommy’s hand. Hi Tommy, she said.

      Mr. Moon looked at Mrs. Moon. They knew Miranda was a very special baby. They did not know yet that she was the smartest kid in the entire world. Tommy began to think that Miranda was even more fun than his dog, Rufus. Miranda is only one day old and already she can talk. All Rufus can do is bark, Tommy said.

      Miranda was too small to walk, but Tommy put her in his wagon and he would take her with him when he went to play baseball with his friends. Miranda watched the game. When it was Tommy’s turn to bat, Miranda would yell, Hit the ball, Tommy, in her very tiny voice. The children thought it was funny that a baby could talk.

      One of Tommy’s friends did not like Miranda. She is just a baby. She can’t play ball, Peter said. Babies should be home with their mommies.

      Miranda was mad. I can play ball, she said.

      But Miranda, you are not strong enough to throw the ball, Tommy said.

      Put the ball in the wagon, Miranda said.

      Tommy put the ball in the wagon.

      Peter was holding the bat. You’re too small to throw the ball, he said.

      Miranda knew her arms were not strong enough to throw the ball, but she did not give up. She thought very hard. Suddenly the ball rose from the wagon and flew towards Peter. He swung and missed the ball. The ball then turned around and flew back and landed in the wagon. Miranda could use her brain to do things.

      Peter was very scared. He ran all the way home. When he told his mother

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