Dark Side of the Moon
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018

Dark Side of the Moon

Written by Jeramey Kraatz

Book #2 in the Space Runners series

A moon vacation turns into a battle against aliens threatening Earth.

4.3 Goodreads · 124 ratings
368 pages· ~830L
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Bookroo's summary

Benny Love's moon trip spirals into chaos as he and the Moon Platoon face alien threats. With their leader missing, they uncover a presumed-dead ally hiding secrets on the moon's dark side. Can they trust him before the aliens strike again? Time is running out, and Earth's fate hangs in the balance.

From the publisher

Star Wars meets Ridley Pearson’s Kingdom Keepers in this high-stakes intergalactic adventure!Dark Side of the Moon is the thrilling second installment in an action-packed series for tweens that’s perfect for fans of Eoin Colfer and Lisa McMann and that Soman Chainani called “a blockbuster mix of thrills and adrenaline.”When he won a trip to the moon, Benny Love never thought that his vacation would involve battling aliens determined to destroy Earth. He and his friends in the Moon Platoon are able to fight off the first wave of attacks, but their genius leader Elijah West has now gone missing. And Earth is still in very real danger.As Benny and the gang gear up for the aliens’ next attacks, they discover that Elijah’s research partner, who’s long been presumed dead, is actually alive and living on the dark side of the moon. He knows things about the aliens that can help the Moon Platoon defeat them–but can he be trusted?They don’t have long to decide, because the aliens are on their way–and they’re coming for Benny and his friends first.

At a glance
Format
Pages
368
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~830L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~T
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
197064
Publication
Published
October 16, 2018
First published
February 6, 2018
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062446015

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