by Laura Minter
First published 2017
Determined to reach the stars, three tinkering kids risk it all to build a rocket in their backyard shed. With limited materials and their skeptical parents standing in their way, the stakes couldn't be higher. Can their homemade craft withstand the journey into the unknown? This pulse-pounding middle-grade story blends technical space details with the universal human longing for exploration.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, adventure
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, underdog
Setting: Outer Space
64 pages · Paperback · GMC Publications