Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy
From the Series Adventures of the PSS 118
Percy Jackson meets Star Trek
PSS 118 is just your typical school—except that it’s a rickety old spaceship orbiting Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. Jack’s dad used to be the science teacher, until he got fired for tinkering with the ship. Now Jack just wants to get through the last day of school without anything else going wrong.
But when the school is mysteriously attacked, Jack discovers that his dad has built humanity’s first light-speed engine—and given Jack control of it. To save the ship, Jack catapults it hundreds of light-years away . . . and right into the clutches of the first aliens humans have ever seen. School hasn’t just gotten out: it’s gone clear across the galaxy.
And now it’s up to Jack and his friends to get everyone home.
“[T]his middle-grade action-adventure space opera is just plain fun.”—Booklist
“A perfect bridge for readers looking for a Percy Jackson–esque work of science fiction.”—School Library Journal
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978-1-7284-2309-8
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978-1-5415-4649-3
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$24.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Category | SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Carolrhoda Books ® |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 288 |
| Publication Date | 2019-03-05 |
Author: Joshua S. Levy
Joshua S. Levy was born and raised in Florida. After teaching middle school (yes, including seventh and eighth grade) for a little while, Josh went to law school. He lives with his wife and children in New Jersey, where he practices as a lawyer. Unfortunately, outer space doesn’t come up in court nearly as often as he’d like.
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Adventures of the PSS 118
Life aboard the PSS 118, a public school spaceship orbiting Jupiter, has never been stellar for Jack. But when he accidentally activates a brand-new light speed engine and transports the ship across the galaxy, middle school gets a whole lot more complicated.… View available downloads →
Awards
- Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List
Reviews
School Library Journal
“A perfect bridge for readers looking for a Percy Jackson–esque work of science fiction.”—School Library Journal
Booklist
“[T]his middle-grade action-adventure space opera is just plain fun.”—Booklist
Gareth Wronski
“An exciting adventure full of humor and action that will make you wish you went to school in space.” —Gareth Wronski, author of Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy