The Galaxy Pirates: Hunt for the Pyxis - Hardcover

Ferraris, Zoe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385392168 ISBN 13: 9780385392167

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Ordinary kids are introduced to an extraordinary galaxy full of pirates, monkeys, and other colorful creatures—both human and otherwise—in this first book of this “absolutely action-packed” (School Library Journal) fantasy-adventure trilogy.
 
On the night Emma Garton’s supposedly boring parents are kidnapped, she is forced to face the truth that they’ve been lying to her about many things. The most important of which? They aren’t even from planet Earth.
 
To find her mom and dad, Emma and her best friend, Herbie, must leave Earth and enter the Strands—the waterways of space, where huge galleons ply the intergalactic seas. But a journey through the constellations won’t be easy—not with every scoundrel in the galaxy determined to find them.
 
In this interstellar adventure, YALSA Alex Award–winning author Zoë Ferraris transports readers to a vast magical universe filled with fantastical creatures, merciless villains, and fearless heroes.
Praise for THE GALAXY PIRATES: HUNT FOR THE PYXIS

"[A]bsolutely action-packed. This first book in a trilogy will keep kids reading in order to find out what happens next." –School Library Journal
 
"This book will have an audience and will appeal to younger fans of Dave Barry's Peter and the Starcatchers." —Booklist

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About the Author

Zoë Ferraris is the author of three critically acclaimed adult novels that have been translated into over thirty languages: Finding Nouf, which won the YALSA Alex Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Award; City of Veils; and Kingdom of Strangers. She received her MFA from Columbia University, where she first developed the universe of the Galaxy Pirates.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4–6—Emma Garton loves her parents, sailing with her dad on their little yacht, and trading homework days with her best friend Herbie. Herbie is convinced that Emma's dad is lying to her about who he really is. Maybe he's a spy, maybe he's a smuggler, or perhaps he is an alien? Unfortunately, Herbie turns out to be right and when men with guns come to the door demanding the return of a mysterious device called the Pyxis, it turns out that Emma's parents are from another galaxy. Emma and Herbie escape but her parents are kidnapped. When the children try to hide on the yacht, Emma accidentally activates the Pyxis, alerting the entire universe to its existence and location and sending them on a journey sailing into the stars. Emma and Herbie find a place where pirates and magic exist, animals can talk as well as be eaten and worn, and an evil queen is trying to kill them all. As they search the galaxy for Emma's parents, they find new friends and make enemies. The character development leaves a lot to be desired, however, the children are resourceful and determined and the story is absolutely action-packed. There are many strange and interesting developments and the pace is swift. VERDICT This first in a trilogy will keep kids reading in order to find out what happens next.—Terry Ann Lawler, Burton Barr Library, Phoenix, AZ

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0385392168
• ISBN 13: 9780385392167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320