Jillian vs Parasite Planet

Jillian vs Parasite Planet
Scott Brown, Nicole Kornher-Stace
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Hardback
h140 x 216mm - 224pg
1 Jul 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781616963545
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Age range 9+Can an anxious eleven-year-old find her chill and save her family from creepy aliens? Only if she' s the most awesome, super-brave astronaut since Spaceman Spiff! So take a deep breath, grab your sidekick, and blast off with Jillian to Parasite Planet. Eleven-year-old Jillian hates surprises. Even fun ones make her feel all panicky inside. But, she' s always dreamed of joining her space-explorer parents on a mission. It' s Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Jillian finally has her chance to visit an alien world!The journey to Planet 80 UMa c is supposed to be just a fun camping trip. But then the local wildlife starts acting really dangerous. Only the onboard computer SABRINA sorta knows what' s happening-at least when it' s not goofing off or telling bad jokes. Looks like it' s Jillian vs Parasite Planet-and Jillian is determined to win!
"With fantastic worldbuilding, a hero you can' t help but root for, and the best sidekick this side of the galaxy, this engaging, inventive tale of survival will leave readers turning pages. " --Katie Slivensky, author of The Countdown Conspiracy"A fast-paced story of survival--in the face of alien worms and your own anxieties--with a hero kids will relate to and a robot sidekick they' ll wish they could take to school!" --Gareth Wronski, author of Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy"Action, science, and creepy crawly creatures. This is everything I ever wanted in an all-ages space adventure. " --Landry Walker, author of Star Wars Adventures"The Martian for kids--a fun yet surprisingly gritty story of resourcefulness and survival in the wilds of outer space. " --Sophia McDougall, author of Mars Evacuees"Jillian vs Parasite Planet is a thrilling middle-grade sci-fi novel, with a plucky and ingenious hero who never gives up, and an A. I. partner we all wish we could have. " --Samantha M Clark, author of The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast"I like a book that keeps the reader posted on what everybody has to eat. Also, I like a book with worms, (in the story, not in the physical book). Not many books have worms. This one does. It' s a romp. It' s a space romp. It' s a romping story in which food is mentioned, and there are worms, and a neat kid who' s realer than some kids you meet in books. " --Daniel Pinkwater, author of Adventures of a Dwergish Girl"Look out Heinlein, here comes Nicole Kornher-Stace! In her middle grade novel, Jillian vs Parasite Planet, she not only does a Heinlein space explorer, but her young female hero, with hands full of science and parasites, manages to grow up as well. Huzzah! Great space fun with a lot of ick thrown in as well. " --Jane Yolen, author of Owl Moon"Freaking delightful. " --BlogendorffPraise for Nicole Kornher-Stace "Nicole Kornher-Stace is a genius. " --Tiffany Trent, author of The Unnaturalists"Fierce, blazing, brilliant. " --Jacqueline West, New York Times-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere"Absorbing, exciting, intellectually fascinating, emotionally true. " --Ideomancer"Astonishingly original. " --Mike Allen, author of Unseaming"Richly textured, atmospheric prose. " --Booklist"Mesmerizing from the first page. " --Fantasy Book Critic
Nicole Kornher-Stace is the author of the Norton Award finalist, Archivist Wasp, and its sequel, Latchkey, which are about a postapocalyptic ghosthunter, the ghost of a near-future supersoldier, and their adventures in the underworld. She has two more books due out in 2021: the sci-fi thriller, Firebreak, and of course, Jillian Vs. Parasite Planet. You can find Nicole on Twitter, where she is probably semicoherently yelling about board games, video games, hiking, aromantic representation, good books she' s read recently, or her cat. She lives in New Paltz, New York with her family.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781616963545
Published: 1 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Tachyon Publications
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 140mm
Width: 216mm
Weight: 383g
Pages: 224

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