Colin Singleton is a recently-graduated high schooler/former child prodigy who has just been dumped by Katherine. The nineteenth Katherine he has dated. He calls her K-19. Hasan is Colin’s Muslim best friend who convinces him that the only cure for his depression is a road trip.

Adding to Colin’s depression is that fact that while he was a child prodigy he never become a genius (he explains the difference in great, and entertaining detail in the book). He’s determined to have his Eureka! moment and discover something that will cement his intelligence in the annals of history for all time.

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