Accelerati Trilogy Series

by Neal Shusterman

This three-book middle-grade science fiction series follows a teenage boy who discovers that a mysterious collection of objects in his attic are actually powerful alien inventions left behind on Earth decades ago — and that a secret society of scientists will do anything to get them back. The series blends humor, invention, and escalating danger as the protagonist races to understand what the objects do before they fall into the wrong hands.

Books in The Accelerati Trilogy series in order:

Tesla's Attic Book cover
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1
Tesla's Attic
Recommended For Ages
10
+

After his house burns down, Nick and his family move to a new Colorado home where they discover an attic full of strange inventions—Tesla's lost technology—that have unpredictable and increasingly dangerous effects on the neighborhood. A fun, clever, and original middle-grade adventure that brings Nikola Tesla's real history into fictional play. First in the Accelerati Trilogy.

Edison's Alley Book cover
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2
Edison's Alley
Recommended For Ages
10
+

Nick and his friends work to recover Tesla's inventions while a shadowy organization called the Accelerati—who want the technology for their own purposes—closes in. The second Accelerati novel deepens the conspiracy and raises the stakes while maintaining the first book's energetic humor.

Hawking's Hallway Book cover
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3
Hawking's Hallway
Recommended For Ages
10
+

The Accelerati Trilogy concludes as Nick and his friends must stop the Accelerati's plan for Tesla's technology before it has universe-altering consequences. A satisfying conclusion that brings the trilogy's humor and invention to a climactic close while honoring the characters' development across all three books.