Spaced Out (Moon Base Alpha #2)

by Stuart Gibbs (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Moon Base Alpha

The moon base commander has gone missing and Dash Gibson is on the case in the second mind-boggling mystery of the Moon Base Alpha series from the New York Times bestselling author of Belly Up and Spy School.

There's nowhere to hide on the world's first moon base. After all, it's only the size of a soccer field. So when Nina Stack, the commander of Moon Base Alpha, mysteriously vanishes, the Moonies are at a total loss. Though he may be just twelve years old, Dashiell Gibson is the best detective they've got. But this confusing mystery pushes Dash to his limits. Especially since Dash accidentally made contact with an alien and has to keep it a secret.

With the fate of the entire human race hanging in the balance, will Dash be able to solve the mystery of the missing Moonie?

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School Library Journal

Gr 5-8--The adventures of Dashiell "Dash" Gibson and the rest of the families on Moon Base Alpha, the first community on the moon, continue in this thrilling outing from popular author Gibbs. Life on the moon base is not going great for Dash. He's stressing out over his friendship with Zan Perfonic, an alien whom only he can see. He is terrorized by sibling bullies and, after defending himself, gets into trouble with Nina, the moon base's commander. When Nina goes missing one day, it's up to Dash and his friends to solve the mystery and get her back. A list of the residents of Moon Base Alpha precedes the story, making it more accessible to new readers. Gibbs also provides necessary backstory from the previous installment throughout. Excerpts from The Official Residents' Guide to Moon Base Alpha appear before each chapter, giving readers a hint of the space antics to come. Fantasy and mystery fans will find elements to enjoy in this fun, action-packed tale. An apocalyptic warning appears in the last chapter, ensuring more adventures in the near future.

Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Life on the moon can be a drag . . . but it’s never dull.

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Stuart Gibbs
Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras (the world's largest rodents). Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he's up to at StuartGibbs.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781481423366
Lexile Measure
750
Guided Reading Level
W
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
April 05, 2016
Series
Moon Base Alpha
BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
Extraterrestrial beings
Moon
Mystery and detective stories
Human-alien encounters
Science fiction
Secrecy
Secrets
Telepathy
Space colonies
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