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Politics and Prose and DC Public Library presents real life astronaut and children's book author Leland Melvin, who will share his new book, Space Chasers.
Meet astronaut and children’s book author Leland Melvin! Space Chasers is a thrilling space adventure where a team of young astronauts must work together to overcome challenges and find their way back home. This exciting graphic novel is the first in an incredible middle-grade series.
Free books available while supplies last courtesy of the DC Public Library Foundation.
When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she’d pass. After all, she never really fit in at school. In fact, she’s been skipping school most days to work at her brother’s auto shop instead. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and before she knows it, she’s part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to an advanced space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself with only half her crew and no adults around to help. Now she must rely on her instincts and the quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives!
Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic creator Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, SPACE CHASERS is a space adventure like no other.
(From the publisher)
AGE GROUP: | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Winter Challenge | Black History Month | Beyond the Book | Author Talk |