Rewritten for a new audience, this compilation of two separately published works tells the story of Benji Franklin, a twelve-year-old genius who becomes an overnight zillionaire after writing a computer application that generates excuses--and soon discovers that a lot of people want him to solve their problems.

The air conditioner is not working and it is too hot to think, so Buzz invents a solution to keep everyone cool.

Second-grader Harry, who loves superheroes and thinks he knows all about them, misunderstands a school assignment and presents a new a superhero invention to his class.

Buzz dreams of going into outer space. One night, his dream comes true. With his dog, Raggs, by his side, he sneaks onto a spaceship. Together, Raggs and Buzz have an awesome outer space adventure.

On one boring Saturday, superhero Ellie Ultra uses her parent's invention, the Ultra Animator, to turn her favorite stuffed animal, Super Fluffy, into a living dog--but when she also accidentally animates a comic book supervillain, she and her new companion need to act fast to clean up the mess.

"It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"--

When Finley decides that fashion is just wearable art, she sets out to create a new fad with her friend Henry: a forklet, a bracelet you can both wear and eat with and only one dollar each for her classmates--unfortunately her parents do not appreciate the disappearing silverware, and Finley has to rethink her invention.

When her teacher assigns a new team project for Earth Day, Ellie can't wait to pair up with her best friend Hannah. After all, as a superhero, it's Ellie's job to save stuff-including the planet! When the project becomes more than her super-skills can handle, Ellie uses one of her parents' super inventions to create a copy of herself. But when Ellie #2 threatens to take over the project, it's up to the real Ellie to bring the project back down to...

Using Ty the Tyrannosaurus Rex's new invention, the Dino Detectives find a bag of strange coins at the beach and trace them back to a carnival.