- Brain Juice
infobox Book | | name = Brain Juice
orig title =
translator =
author =R. L. Stine
cover_artist =Tim Jacobus
country =United States
language = English
series =
classification =fiction
genre =Horror fiction ,Children's literature
publisher = Scholastic
release_date = December 1998
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 144 p.
isbn =
preceded_by =Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls
followed_by =Return to HorrorLand "Brain Juice" is the 12th book in the .
Tagline
A mind is a terrible thing to drink.
Plot
Nathan Frontno and Lindy Prosh are step-siblings with a reputation for being the stupidest kids in school. After visiting their scientist uncle, Dr. Frank King, they discover a purple concoction called Brain Juice and drink it. Soon, the two become the smartest kids in school--so much so that their principal, Mrs. Lopez, has them kicked out for being too smart. Nathan and Lindy are soon hounded by news anchors who are reporting the controversy over the two being kicked out of school, agents who want to make them famous, and government scientists who want them for experiments.
As Nathan and Lindy run away from home, two aliens, Morggul and Gorgul, finally catch up with them and reveal that they planted the Brain Juice at their uncle's lab so they can take back two Earthlings to be slaves to the emperor of their home planet. Nathan and Lindy are abducted and taken to Gorgul and Morggul's home planet to be presented to the emperor, but the effects of the Brain Juice begin to wear off and Nathan and Lindy soon act stupid again. The two are sent back to Earth. In a twist ending, it's revealed that Nathan and Lindy were only pretending to be stupid so they won't be slaves to the alien emperor and must keep pretending to be stupid in order to return to their normal lives.
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