Edventures with Vittorio: Restoring The Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Script Signal – Paperback

A school display case showdown triggers a time-traveling rescue mission in the third installment of this action-packed Sci-Fi STEAM series. When an argument between the Robotics and Drama clubs divides Fig Grove Elementary, neurodivergent nine-year-old Vittorio Waynard Gretzky (“No relation!”), his best friends Xuan Lin Chavez and Langston William Miller, and Vittorio’s loyal service dog Brinkus III leap into action. Navigating a chronic illness flare-up with his signature dinosaur-skin print cane for stability, Vittorio uses his magical brass compass from Auntie Feathers to whisk the Fig Grove Crew back to 1865 aboard the legendary steamship, The Great Eastern. To get back before the final bell rings, the team must use math and technology to help the historical crew repair the broken Transatlantic telegraph cable. Written by voice actor and author Vittorio “Wyatt” Gray, this inclusive adventure celebrates teamwork, disability pride, and the unstoppable bond between a boy and his service dog. Third book of the first trilogy of the series!

One broken cable. Two continents. And a race against the school bell.

At Fig Grove Elementary, a fierce argument is storming. Tobin and Pertrude, the leaders of the Robotics and Drama clubs, are locked in a battle over who gets promotional priority in the school display case. Looking to use the power of true communication, Vittorio Waynard Gretzky (“No relation!”) triggers his magical time-bending brass compass.

Managing a chronic illness flare-up with his signature dinosaur-skin print cane for stability and his loyal service dog Brinkus III by his side, Vittorio whisks his best friends Xuan Lin Chavez and Langston William Miller back to the year 1865. Together, they land aboard The Great Eastern-the massive iron steamship tasked with laying the first Transatlantic telegraph cable.

When the heavy communication cable snaps, history is thrown into jeopardy. To help the historical ship’s crew members, Vittorio and the Fig Grove Crew must put their STEAM superpowers to the test. Using advanced math and technology to calculate the ocean depths and splice the massive lines, they face a ticking clock. When they repair the global signal and return to Mrs. Jerrika and Mr. Henderson’s classroom before the final school bell rings, an iron spike left in Vittorio’s backpack teases at a high-stakes high STEAM railroad adventure to come!