SiP
The last straw for Planet Earth.
When an enormous red and white striped drinking straw appears in the Atlantic Ocean and sucks up his dad’s naval battleship, twelve-year-old Jim Moss is left with no choice but to face his fear of water and search for his father.
Teaming up with his wacky inventor uncle, a bunch of fishermen (who think they’re pirates), and a group of bizarre alien castaways, Jim’s incredible journey takes him from a sleepy village in Portsmouth, England, across the Atlantic and into the very edge of space.
If that wasn’t enough, the President of the United States is trying to stop everyone from blowing the straw to pieces, while the Earth could well be doomed if Jim can’t convince the mysterious presence in orbit that the world is worth saving.
SIP by Marius Trevelean. The new middle-grade, sci-fi comedy epic for readers thirsty for adventure.
AREA 52
All of our monsters are missing!
Sally Parker's brain works differently from other twelve-year-old girls. Sally wants to meet the monsters under the bed, not flee from them. Why? Because it runs in the family.
Sally’s aunt, Doctor Jemima Whatsit, is a member of the Faculty of Weird—the world’s greatest institute for the study of mystical creatures, legends, ghosts, aliens, and everything…weird.
Determined to emulate her aunt, Sally applies for admission to the mysterious faculty. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to realize her dream. Only her application is rejected.
Now the world’s monsters are disappearing, abducted by a shadowy organization for reasons unknown. Doctor Whatsit is on the trail of the kidnappers, and Sally is offered the perfect chance to prove that she deserves a place at her aunt’s side.
A mysterious clue leads Sally and the Doctor to Nevada and an alien research facility. A place so secret that even the secrets have secrets. Out of her depth and trapped underground, Sally must solve the mystery of the missing creatures—and fast—before the human race discovers why some secrets must never be shared.