Space Cadets Middle Grade Science Fiction Action Adventure Ages 9 12

What if your imagination could take you anywhere? Literally. Twelve-year-old Simon loves to daydream-a little too much, according to his twin sister Casey, who prefers real-life adventures. She leads the two into their father's workroom, which is strictly off limits, and they are zapped by their father's mysterious invention. Afterward, exhausted and dazed, Simon imagines that he is flying a spaceship. Suddenly, he finds that he can no longer control the fantasy, and he and his sister end up stuck in space. For real. Simon and Casey are taken prisoner by the evil Gamnilians, an alien race bent on galactic domination. In jail they come across an unexpected ally in Geet, a fearful but clever little alien who wants exactly what they want: freedom, and to find a way home. The trio teams up to attempt a daring escape, leading to action-packed adventure filled with danger, friendship and lots of laughs. Written by a long-time teacher of middle grade students (ages 9-12), this book is packed with: science fiction action and adventure humour aliens fun! spaceships, blasters and various other techy things themes related to imagination, courage, friendship and family A Gamnilian translation guide is included at the back of the book, with the English version of all thirty lines spoken in Gamnilian. Because-in this universe at least-they just don't teach that kind of thing in school.

The action-packed sequel to Space Cadets ! Someone is trying to kill Geet. Simon and Casey return to the universe created by Simon's imagination, rejoining their friend as he nears Tam, his home planet. Unfortunately, the twins arrive on an out-of-control spaceship that's just minutes away from destruction. Insect-like aliens have set out to conquer Tam, and Geet is meeting his father there on a mission to stop them. But someone doesn't want that to happen. Now the only way to save Geet's people is for the friends to figure out who's really behind it all. Along the way, Simon and Casey meet an enormous alien with the voice of a chipmunk, learn to make friends using bug vomit, and discover first hand the dangers of cutlery. But all that is nothing compared to their final challenge. Can Simon find a way to take his imagination to the next level, or will Tam be destroyed-along with all his friends? Written by a long-time teacher of middle grade students (ages 9-12), this book is packed with: science fiction action and adventure humour aliens spaceships, blasters and various other techy things fun!

What if your imagination could take you anywhere? Literally. Twelve-year-old Simon loves to daydream-a little too much, according to his twin sister Casey, who prefers real-life adventures. She leads the two into their father's workroom, which is strictly off limits, and they are zapped by their father's mysterious invention. Afterward, exhausted and dazed, Simon imagines that he is flying a spaceship. Suddenly, he finds that he can no longer control the fantasy, and he and his sister end up stuck in space. For real. Simon and Casey are taken prisoner by the evil Gamnilians, an alien race bent on galactic domination. In jail they come across an unexpected ally in Geet, a fearful but clever little alien who wants exactly what they want: freedom, and to find a way home. The trio teams up to attempt a daring escape, leading to action-packed adventure filled with danger, friendship and lots of laughs. Written by a long-time teacher of middle grade students (ages 9-12), this book is packed with: science fiction action and adventure humour aliens fun! spaceships, blasters and various other techy things themes related to imagination, courage, friendship and family A Gamnilian translation guide is included at the back of the book, with the English version of all thirty lines spoken in Gamnilian. Because-in this universe at least-they just don't teach that kind of thing in school.

Blast off With Space Cadets Tom, Roger and Astro in their second adventure in space.The Polaris crew leaves the Space Academy on a routine mission only to find their lives threatened by some "space gassing, space crawlers"!Originally published in 1953, this classic science fiction series was the inspiration for many science fiction movies of the 1950's and contains the original illustrations by Louis Glanzman .Remember when rockets were shaped like javelins with fins and being a "space cadet" was a good thing?

The action-packed sequel to Space Cadets ! Someone is trying to kill Geet. Simon and Casey return to the universe created by Simon's imagination, rejoining their friend as he nears Tam, his home planet. Unfortunately, the twins arrive on an out-of-control spaceship that's just minutes away from destruction. Insect-like aliens have set out to conquer Tam, and Geet is meeting his father there on a mission to stop them. But someone doesn't want that to happen. Now the only way to save Geet's people is for the friends to figure out who's really behind it all. Along the way, Simon and Casey meet an enormous alien with the voice of a chipmunk, learn to make friends using bug vomit, and discover first hand the dangers of cutlery. But all that is nothing compared to their final challenge. Can Simon find a way to take his imagination to the next level, or will Tam be destroyed-along with all his friends? Written by a long-time teacher of middle grade students (ages 9-12), this book is packed with: science fiction action and adventure humour aliens spaceships, blasters and various other techy things fun!

The Planet Thieves is the first thrilling installment of a new middle-grade series by Dan Krokos. Two weeks ago, thirteen-year-old Mason Stark and seventeen of his fellow cadets from the Academy for Earth Space Command boarded the SS Egypt. The trip was supposed to be a short routine voyage to log their required spacetime for summer quarter. But routine goes out the airlock when they're attacked by the Tremist, an alien race who have been at war with humanity for the last sixty years. With the captain and crew dead, injured, or taken prisoner, Mason and the cadets are all that's left to warn the ESC. And soon they find out exactly why the Tremist chose this ship to attack: the Egypt is carrying a weapon that could change the war forever. Now Mason will have to lead the cadets in a daring assault to take back the ship, rescue the survivors, and recover the weapon. Before there isn't a war left to fight. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a memorable robot title character. Reluctant readers and robot lovers in elementary and middle school will enjoy this fast-paced read that shows just how strange a place middle school can be, particularly when the new student is a state-of-the-art robot. When Max—Maxine Zelaster—befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School’s new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school—the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. Little do they know that surviving seventh grade is going to become a true matter of life and death, because Vanguard has an evil presence at its heart: a digital student evaluation system named BARBARA that might be taking its mission to shape the perfect student to extremes! With a strong female main character who will appeal to all readers, Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger’s new novel offers readers a fresh take on robots. Fuzzy will find its place in the emerging category of bestselling books featuring robots, including Jon Scieszka’ s Frank Einstein series and James Patterson’s House of Robots. Be sure to check out all of Tom Angleberger’s other acclaimed books for middle-grade readers, including Poop Fountain!; The Rat with the Human Face; Horton Halfpott; Fake Mustache; and the bestselling Origami Yoda series: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus,Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue, and Jabba the Puppet. For younger readers Tom wrote the picture book McToad Mows Tiny Island, illustrated by John Hendrix, and for chapter book readers, Tom wrote the Inspector Flytrap series, illustrated by his wife Cece Bell.