Once Upon a Space-Time!
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–12 · 2020 · Est. 2.5 hour read

Once Upon a Space-Time!

By Jeffrey Brown

Book #1 in the Space-Time series

Kids on a space mission accidentally launch an unsupervised adventure.

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256 pages· 14,067 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Jide and Petra, two Earth kids, join alien classmates on a Mars mission. Petra's unsure why she's there, while Jide's parents hover from afar. Chaos ensues when they discover a mysterious object orbiting their space classroom, leading to an unsupervised adventure. Can they navigate this cosmic chaos without adult help?

From the publisher

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books comes the first in a hilarious space-themed graphic novel series about a floating classroom and the students who show human and alien kids alike have a flair for finding mischief and know how to have a BLAST! Jide and Petra are just two normal kids until they are selected to leave Earth and join their new alien classmates on an intergalactic research mission to Mars. Too bad Petra has no idea how she ended up in the program, seeing as the closest she wants to get to space is being a sci-fi writer. Jide, on the other hand, is the brains of the mission, but his helicopter parents make it clear he hasn’t left their gravitational pull behind quite yet. What is meant to be an intra-species bonding experience soon turns to hijinx as the kids discover The Potato orbiting around their new space classroom and accidentally launch a mission of their own without any adult commanders around to supervise–or help! From New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Brown comes an out-of-this-world adventure perfect for the astronaut-in-training in your life.

At a glance
Format
Pages
256
Words
14,067
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
HL380L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about space explorationBooks about space travelBooks about aliensBooks about growing up
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.4
F&P level
~K
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
509228
Publication
Published
May 17, 2022
First published
June 2, 2020
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780553534382

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