Satellite
Nick Lake
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A teenage boy born in space makes his first trip to Earth in this engrossing sci-fi adventure for fans of The Martian from award-winning author Nick Lake. He's going to a place he's never been before: home. Moon 2 is a space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels 17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every ninety minutes. It's also the only home that fifteen-year-old Leo and two other teens have ever known. Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They've been "parented" by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face on the flight. But has anything really prepared them for life on terra firma? Because while the planet may be home to billions of people, living there is more treacherous than Leo and his friends could ever have imagined, and their very survival will mean defying impossible odds.
Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publish Date
October 03, 2017
Pages
464
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.4 X 1.4 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781524713539
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Nick Lake is the Michael L. Printz Award winner for In Darkness and has written several other novels for teens. Nick works in publishing in the UK and lives near Oxford with his wife and family. Follow him at @nicklakeauthor.
Reviews
"Bursts with wonder and love." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review