Waste of Space
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018 · Est. 9 hour read

Waste of Space

By Stuart Gibbs

Book #3 in the Moon Base Alpha series

A poisoned billionaire on the moon. Can Dash uncover the truth before it's too late?

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368 pages· 66,273 words· Est. 9 hour read
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On Moon Base Alpha, Dash Gibson's thirteenth birthday is anything but quiet when billionaire Lars Sjoburg is poisoned. With a potential killer on the loose, Dash must unravel the mystery before the base's oxygen runs out, forcing everyone back to Earth. As suspects emerge, Dash finds himself in danger, racing against time to reveal the culprit. Will he solve the case before becoming the next target?

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A New York Times bestselling series.

Tensions are running high when multi-billionaire Lars Sjoburg is poisoned and everyone is looking to Dash Gibson to solve the case in this third and final book in the New York Times bestselling Moon Base Alpha series.

Moon Base Alpha was supposed to be an exciting place to live, but Dashiell Gibson didn’t expect for it to be this exciting. He’s already had to solve a murder and locate a missing moon base commander. Now, he just wants to have a calm, quiet thirteenth birthday. But, of course, trillionaire (and total pain) Lars Sjoburg ruins it—by being poisoned.

Now there’s another potential killer loose on Moon Base Alpha, and Dash is forced to identify the most likely suspects. Suddenly Dash finds himself with a target on his back. Whoever poisoned Lars will stop at nothing to keep his—or her—identity a secret.

At a glance
Format
Pages
368
Words
66,273
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
810L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about birthdaysBooks about the moonBooks about aliens and extraterrestrial beingsBooks about outer space
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.8
F&P level
~S
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
194698
Publication
Published
February 26, 2019
First published
April 24, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481477802

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