Area 51
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–12 · 2025

Area 51

By Steve Foxe, Fran Bueno (Illustrator)

Part of the Archives of the Unexplained series

A secret door reveals alien conspiracies. Can TJ uncover the truth before mysterious figures intervene?

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TJ stumbles upon a hidden basement at his uncle's funeral, uncovering classified files on alien conspiracies and mysterious aircraft. As he delves deeper, shadowy figures from the funeral loom closer. Can TJ unravel the secrets of Area 51 before the men in black catch up to him? Dive into a world where history's mysteries come alive, and the truth is just a secret door away.

From the publisher

Welcome to the first venture into the Archives of the Unexplained, a middle grade fiction graphic novel series exploring historical and mysterious hair-raising events. In this dive, we take a look into Area 51! Creepy is having a comeback! Open the Archives of the Unexplained as we delve into unearthly real-life stories, explore the unknown, and examine the elusive facts of history’s many mysteries. Each book in this series takes one or two high-interest and relatively focused events and presents a lively, thorough, but open-ended examination of what occurred. When TJ attends his uncle’s funeral he expects to be bored. But when he escapes into his uncle’s office and discovers a secret door to a basement, his uncle’s classified documents open up a whole world of unidentified aircraft, strange gray men, and alien conspiracies he knew nothing about. What will TJ learn from these hidden files? Or will the mysterious men in black who appeared at the funeral get to him first?

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Pages
112
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
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Publication
Published
August 5, 2025
Publisher
First Second
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250850287

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