Shift: Dax Masters, Book 1

by Dana Goldstein, Brian Holden (Narrator)

WILL THEY LISTEN TO A CHILD BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?

Meet Dax Masters, the coolest science whiz you'll ever come across! At just 12-years-old, he's got it all—a passion for hanging out with his friends, dominating video games, and rocking the scientific world. Dax's dreams are as big as his brain, and he's determined to win the sixth-grade science fair and score an exclusive invite to the mind-blowing Innovative Science Convention, where the brightest young minds in the world gather.

The twist? Dax's project isn't your average volcano eruption—he's out to shake the world. Armed with undeniable evidence, he's on a mission to show that even the world’s top scientists have missed a crucial change in the Earth. Who wouldn't be captivated by a young genius challenging the status quo?

Join Dax on his epic quest as he not only has to convince his father his science project is worthy, but also take on the challenge of a lifetime to convince the world's best scientists they've got it all wrong. Hold onto your lab coats, because Dax Masters is about to turn the scientific community upside down!

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Published January 13, 2026

About the author

I'm a journalist and the author of "The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession." The book was published by Doubleday in 2014 and was a New York Times bestseller. It is now out in paperback.

I grew up in Ossining, New York. Then I went to Brown University, where I studied history. I've worked as a reporter and editor at The Marshall Project, The Daily Beast, and The American Prospect, and I contribute to publications like Slate, The New Republic, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.

Hopefully I will write more books! I think they will combine my interests in history, literature, gender, justice, and social policy.

I live in Brooklyn.