In the little town of Blue Hills, weird things keep happening: inanimate objects are coming to life, time travelers are showing up at random, and school children are gaining superpowers. Gabby Grayling and Barney Watkins make up Geek Inc.! And they are here to get to the bottom of things. In this first book, they meet and start to investigate a top secret government technology and deal with Gloria Pickles -- 11-year-old would-be world dictator.