M.T. Anderson is the author of the Pals in Peril series; The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation series, the first volume of which won the National Book Award; The Norumbegan Quartet; Burger Wuss; Thirsty; and Feed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Honor Book, and the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adults. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit him at MT-Anderson.com.
Kurt Cyrus has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books celebrating the natural world, including What in the World?: Numbers in Nature by Nancy Raines Day; Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler; and his own Tadpole Rex and The Voyage of Turtle Rex. His art also appears in the middle grade series Pals in Peril by M.T. Anderson. Kurt lives with his wife in McMinnville, Oregon. Visit him at KurtCyrus.com.
* The thrills continue as Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, goes into
the deepest regions of space in search of his long-lost father. . .
. Anderson's creative mixture of otherworldly adventure and
heartfelt emotion is flawless. Nostalgic, hopeful and most
importantly playful, the author has crafted a work that expresses
all the pleasures of being young and getting lost in the realms of
a great book. The novel doesn't transcend the wacky sci-fi of old
that inspired it but rather embraces it and dissects it,
celebrating it and exploring why so many people fell in love with
these silly worlds and gee-whiz heroes in the first place. Above
all, this is a testament to the art of reading, a book that reminds
you why you love reading in the first place. Layered, beautiful,
smart and achingly funny. In a word, brilliant.-- "Kirkus Reviews,
July 2014, *STARRED REVIEW*"
Boy Technonaut Jasper Dash enlists the help of his friends to find
his missing father in this science fiction adventure chock-full of
aliens, spaceships, friendship, and plenty of death rays. Cyrus's
illustrations add to this romp's rollicking humor.-- "School
Library Journal, August 2014"
The latest droll installment in the Pals in Peril series features
Jasper Dash, boy technonaut. . . . Meanwhile, footnotes tell of
Busby Spence, a fan of the Jasper Dash books during WWII. . . .
Anderson layers the narratives skillfully, while Jasper's bravado,
his tale's familiar elements (flying saucers, death rays), and the
reliably happy ending make Busby's narrative all the more poignant.
Illustrated with expressive digital drawings, this entertaining
chapter book offers adventure, wit, and heart as well.-- "Booklist,
August 2014"
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