Alien Summer
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2022

Alien Summer

By James S. Murray, Carsen Smith

Book #1 in the Area 51 Interns series

Aliens escape Area 51. Can four kids save the day?

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235 pages
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Viv Harlow's summer plans are upended when aliens escape from Area 51. With her friends Charlotte, Ray, and Elijah, she must navigate wacky gadgets and bizarre creatures to protect a baby alien and save the secret base. Will they manage to avert disaster and keep the extraterrestrial chaos under wraps?

From the publisher

An exciting series opener.–Kirkus From the mind of Murr from the Impractical Jokers comes a new hilarious, action-packed series about a world of bizarre creatures, wacky gadgets, and four kid interns at the most interesting place on Earth: Area 51! It’s the first day of summer vacation, and Viv Harlow just wants to relax with her friends at the beach before they all go to different high schools next year. She is definitely not interested in visiting her mom’s office, even if Director Harlow works at the famous Area 51. But when an alarm sounds beneath the secret base and a whole race of aliens escape, she’s about to get much more than she bargained for. Viv, Charlotte, Ray, and Elijah (who Viv is totally NOT crushing on) will have to work together, gear up with gadgets, and even protect a baby alien to save the day and defend Area 51. The debut middle-grade series from Murr of the Impractical Jokers, Area 51 Interns is filled with enough high-tech hijinks, bizarre creatures, and laugh-out-loud humor (plus an extra color insert full of gadgets) to make even alien skeptics hooked for more!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
235
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
690L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about aliens and extraterrestrial beingsBooks about technologyBooks about inventionsBooks about cooperation
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.4
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
March 15, 2022
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593226124

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