Max Stone hated school. He was always in trouble with a capital T. But one day Max’s teacher, Mrs What-a-Shocker, is away. The new teacher tells the class that they’re going to compete to appear on THE BRAIN, a TV survivor show. Who will win: Max and his buddy Ruby, or James Snitch and Priscilla Pumpkin, the brainiest kids at school? Who will solve problems better? Who will work best as a team? Max learns that brains work in many different and interesting ways! Survival on the Brain is the first part of Max’s and Ruby’s journey to stardom.