Lily & Kosmo in Outer Outer Space

Written & illustrated by Jonathan Ashley

A girl from 1949 Brooklyn must prove herself in a galaxy of space rascals.

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208 pages

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In 1949 Brooklyn, Lily dreams of space. When Spacetronaut Kosmo Kidd crash-lands in her kitchen, she seizes the chance to explore the stars. Mistaken for a boy, Lily joins Kosmo's crew, only to be banished for breaking the 'no girls' rule. Now, in the far reaches of Outer Outer Space, Lily must navigate alien worlds, confront the villainous Mean-Man of Morgo, and prove to her new peers that a girl from Brooklyn can thrive among the galaxy's unruliest adventurers. Can Lily defy expectations and carve her place among the stars?

From the publisher

Explore outer outer space where dastardly villains await in this hilarious and inventive illustrated middle grade novel. Brooklyn, Earth. 1949. Lily Lupino is going to be an astronaut when she grows up. For now, she’ll have to settle for listening to science fiction programs on the radio. But when certified Spacetronaut Kosmo Kidd crash lands his wind-up rocket ship in Lily’s kitchen, it’s a chance Lily can’t pass up! Mistaking Lily for a boy, Kosmo agrees to take her back to his floating treehouse in the stars, but it doesn’t take long for the other Spacetronauts to figure out that Lily is a girl. Kosmo has accidentally broken Spacetronaut Rule #1: NO WIMMEN ALOWD! Banished to the far reaches of Outer Outer Space, Lily and Kosmo explore exotic alien worlds, meet a menagerie of colorful creatures, and tangle with the vilest villain in space, The Mean-Man of Morgo. But Lily’s greatest challenge is proving to her new Spacetronaut peers that a girl from Brooklyn can hold her own among the galaxy’s unruliest rascals.

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