Baloney
received and decoded by Jon Scieszka
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
Read Time: ~6.3 hr
Skyship Academy
by Nick James (2012)
About this book
In 2095 when a fifteen-year-old slacker discovers that he has the power to control Pearls, fragments of space debris that are a dying Earth's most important energy source, government forces work to capture him.
Setting / LocationDeep Space
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSkyship Academy Lead Character
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