Out of This World: Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338289343)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this intergalactic middle-grade adventure by Chris Wooding.

If he had it his way, Jack would spend his days drawing aliens and epic space battles. But it seems Jack's daydreams of action and adventure will remain just that: daydreams.Until his 12th birthday, that is. That's when Thomas, the annoying kid from school, stumbles upon a weird machine that sends a beam of light into the sky. Suddenly, Jack's world is turned upside down when intergalactic beings appear on Earth and try to kill him. His only hope for survival is a ragtag team of alien bounty hunters: Boston Sark, Mazzy, Dunk, and Ilara. Through his new companions, Jack learns of the mysterious Gradius Clench, a precocious superspy and the universe's most wanted kid. And he looks just like Jack Now, the race is on to find this elusive Gradius Clench -- through fantastic landscapes, seedy pirate hideaways, and worlds Jack could only imagine -- and maybe, just maybe, figure out how Jack fits into all of this...

Author: Chris Wooding
ISBN-10: 1338289349
ISBN-13: 9781338289343
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2020
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510931 / Out of This World


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2020
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 69