SEVENTH GRADE VS. THE GALAXY

Lerner Publishing/Carolrhoda Books. Available Now!

The PSS 118 is just your typical school—except that it's a rickety old spaceship orbiting 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.

In Joshua S. Levy’s debut, middle grade, sci-fi novel, 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.

  • “A perfect bridge for readers looking for a Percy Jackson-esque work of science fiction.”

    — School Library Journal

  • “Reminiscent of writing by Chris Grabenstein, this middle-grade action-adventure space opera is just plain fun…a story that will appeal to boys and girls alike.”

    — Booklist

  • “Fast, fun, and freaking hilarious, Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy reads like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy—if Douglas Adams had written it in after-school detention.”

    — Carlos Hernandez, author of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

  • “In a hilarious, pitch-perfect voice, Joshua Levy delivers an action-packed adventure that is at once out of this world and entirely relatable.”

    — Jarrett Lerner, author of the EngiNerds series

  • “An unpredictable, laugh-out-loud-funny adventure wrapped in a mystery and set in a universe where middle is even more complicated than it is on Earth.”

    — Chris Tebbetts, co-author of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life and Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!

  • “A total blast! Between hilarious space shenanigans and page-turning action, fun comes at you faster than a dodgeball!”

    — Katie Slivensky, author of The Countdown Conspiracy and The Seismic Seven

  • “A stellar adventure filled with humor, heart, and lots of intergalactic antics!”

    — Monica Tesler, author of the Bounders series

  • "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

An Eleanor Cameron Notable Book (Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction)

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