Satellite (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781524713539)

A teenage boy born in space makes his first trip to Earth in this engrossing sci-fi adventure for fans of The Martian from award-winning author Nick Lake.

He's going to a place he's never been before: home.

Moon 2 is a space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels 17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every ninety minutes. It's also the only home that fifteen-year-old Leo and two other teens have ever known.

Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They've been "parented" by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face on the flight.

But has anything really prepared them for life on terra firma? Because while the planet may be home to billions of people, living there is more treacherous than Leo and his friends could ever have imagined, and their very survival will mean defying impossible odds.

Author: Nick Lake
ISBN-10: 1524713538
ISBN-13: 9781524713539
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 1.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193054 / Satellite


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 190
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2017
Booklist 09/15/2017 pg. 52
School Library Journal 10/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2017 - Recommended - Readable
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average