title: Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Young Readers' Edition
author:  Ashlee Vance 
description: Along with views of youth and early geekdom[Vance] relates suspenseful accounts of technical and financial crises, conducts tours of Musks factoriesand brings his story up to early 2016. Overall, the author offers a picture of a brilliant, driven manA modern American success story, neither overly earnest nor unreservedly adulatory. (Kirkus Reviews)<br /><br />An informative and easy-to-follow biography of one of todays top innovators for young readers. (Booklist)<br /><br />Vance maintains a lively pace and explains the groundbreaking technology in a way that is accessible and exciting....Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers for its insights into Musk, technology, and venture capitalism. (School Library Journal)<br /><br />Musk may not be as instantly recognizable to teens as Zuckerberg or Jobs, but given his work with PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, he should be. Vance delves into all of his work with detailed passion. (Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books)<br /><br />A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections. (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))
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  ## 1
  
  
  He looked like the total all-American kid as he pedaled his twenty-six-inch
  Schwinn with the apehanger handlebars up the residential suburban street, and
  that’s just what he was: Todd Bowden, thirteen years old, five-feet-eight and
  a healthy one hundred and forty pounds, hair the col