Space Rocks! - Hardcover

O'Donnell, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1595147136 ISBN 13: 9781595147134

Publisher: Razorbill, 2014

Synopsis

The thrilling intergalactic adventures of four kids in space--as told by a hilarious alien!

It all happened because of Feeney's Original Astronaut Ice Cream bars. Those accursed pink treats entranced me with their sugary magic! But I digress . . .

Life on Gelo was fine until the fur-headed "humans" arrived. They invaded our peaceful asteroid with their loud drill machines and their endless greed, stealing our precious Iridium to take back to their strange blue-and-green planet.

Then the mothership took off and left four little fur-heads marooned here. But thank Jalasu Jhuk that Hollins, Becky, Nicki, and Little Gus turned out to be pretty cool. They have sweet gadgets like hologram games and rocket bikes. Plus they can pilot starships!

But there's plenty the young humans don't know, like how to fight a ferocious thyss-cat or ride an usk-lizard or navigate the twisting caverns of my world. And they are truly unprepared for my secret Xotonian stink gland!

Luckily the Earthlings have me, Chorkle, and all five of my eyes to look after them.

If only I knew how to help them get back home . . .

About this title

About the Author

Tom O'Donnell has written for The New Yorker, McSweeney's and the upcoming show "TripTank", on Comedy Central. His comic strips have been featured in the New York Press, the Village Voice and other papers. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

When aliens land on Chorkle’s home on Gelo, the asteroid’s residents must find a way to drive off these “human” invaders, or risk the discovery of the Xotonian civilization. In a mad attempt of rogue diplomacy, Chorkle boards the alien spacecraft, accidentally sabotaging the Xotonians’ human-expulsion plan. Saddled with the inadvertent betrayal of his people, and the lives of four humans, Chorkle must figure out a way to put things right. O’Donnell hilariously turns the idea of alien invasion on its head with Chorkle’s laugh-out-loud mishaps and observations of these curious “head-fur”-sporting aliens. His role as well-meaning misfit makes Chorkle a sympathetic character that readers will readily embrace. Xotonian vocabulary is liberally used, but always with context clues so readers won’t be left scratching their furred heads. This is a lighthearted adventure in the spirit of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that will leave readers craving for astronaut ice cream or, perhaps, some deep-fried cave slugs. Grades 3-6. --Julia Smith

Edition details

• Publisher: Razorbill
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595147136
• ISBN 13: 9781595147134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336