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: ~5.3 hr
The Space Program
by Joanna Metzger (2006)
About this book
Selected for "The Space Program," ten-year-old Roger Webb is whisked away to a planet intended as a model society, where members of diverse alien cultures live together in harmony and peace, but he unwittingly becomes a pawn in a plot to overthrow the king.
Setting / LocationDeep Space
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Space Program Lead Character
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