The Vicious Case of the Viral Vaccine

Mae and Clinton’s second adventure with the Galactic Academy of Science opens with the two kids fighting about whether a new vaccine is safe.  But when protests against the vaccine threaten to turn violent, Selectra Volt  insists that the two middle schoolers go on a mission together to find the truth.  Mae and Clinton travel through time from ancient India to Europe, Australia, and North America.  They witness the fight against smallpox, rabies, polio, and other viral illnesses as they visit Louis Pasteur, Jonas Salk, Macfarlane Burnet, Maurice Hilleman, and Andrew Wakefield.  Will they return in time to uncover a vicious plot involving the new vaccine?

The Galactic Academy of Science is a secret organization run by teenagers from the future. Its mission is to defend the integrity of science through the ages. Members travel through time to interact with scientists of the past.