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Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780375853852 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Jun 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780375853852 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Blast off to deep-space adventure and hijinks!Things are not so stellar for Mike Stellar. He is stunned when his parents inform him that he has only eight hours to pack before they move to Mars. Despite the fact that he suspects his parents are involved in a major sabotage plot; that the only person who believes him is a girl who won’t shut up; and that his mother’s assistant seems to be spying on Mike’s every move, Mike is dealing with the same things that every eleven-year-old deals with: bad cafeteria food, a strict limitation on his electronic use, and a teacher who is so old-fashioned she must be from the year 2099.With great humor and lots of action, K. A. Holt’s first novel is set to give summer reading an out-of-this-world blast of fun.
K. A. Holt lives a life of mayhem in Austin, Texas, with her husband, three children, and an annoying dog. When she is not writing space adventures or daydreaming about time-travel, she enjoys eating lots and lots of chocolate and… More about K. A. Holt
Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2014
Minnesota Maud Heart Lovelace Award NOMINEE 2014
Missouri Mark Twain Award NOMINEE
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