After missing out on her dream school, fifteen-year-old robotics prodigy Olivia Thomas is stuck in a rut. But one day, after meeting her scientific hero, she gets a genius idea. The annual Nerd Games are almost here, and if she wins, Olivia will be famous enough to get into any school she wants, and the past won't matter anymore.
But, as Olivia quickly learns, the Nerd Games are more than model rockets and math equations. Stowaways, sabotage, and old secrets all threaten to ruin her chances at the trophy. Can she and her team forge a path to victory, or is winning the Nerd Games only possible in theory?