It's Leonora first ever Christmas on Crabby Island! Among homemade presents made out of recycled junk and boiled cabbage candy canes, she finds a mysterious invitation to a new, global invention competition: The Great Gadget Games. The ho-ho-host is her evil Uncle Luther, and the judges are Harry and Eliza Bolt. . .Leonora's kidnapped parents! Leonora HAS to enter and WIN the competition - it's got to be her best ever chance to finally rescue mum and dad, and foil Luther's schemes once and for all! All she needs is her imagination, a foolproof disguise, and help from some fellow young inventors. Violet Baudelaire meets Peanut Jones in this epic STEM-themed adventure about believing in your brainpower - and yourself.