Saving Mount Rushmore

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When John Jenkins parents ship him off to stay with his aunt hes certain it will be the worst summer everuntil he learns hes been accepted into a top-secret school. St. Michaels Academy is home to gifted students with extraordinary talents. Although John has no idea why hes there hes assigned to Team Liberty who assist authorities with solving low-level crimes. Their first mission: stop a trio of mischief-making teens from vandalizing Mount Rushmore. John battles feelings of inferiority as he and Team Liberty compete against Devlin Black and his cronies to track down clues and solve puzzles at Mount Rushmore. Along the way John makes several key contributions and his self-confidence grows. When he discovers he was admitted to the school due to a clerical error hes mortified. Now hes strictly an observer until the missions end. But when his teammates run into trouble John must summon up the courage to save Mount Rushmore and he learns an invaluable lesson: every person has special God-given giftsincluding him.