The Drake Equation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781484725528)

Noah Grow is a bird-watcher. If you're picturing some kid in a big floppy hat, peering up into trees through giant binoculars . . . well, good job. That's exactly what he does. Right now, Noah is on a quest to find a wood duck. According to his calculations, aka the Drake Equation, the odds are good -- really good -- for spotting one.

That's why he gets off the bus at the wrong stop. And that's how he ends up running down a hill, crashing into a fence, and landing right next to a strange, glittery disk.

Noah and his best friends, Jason and Jenny, soon discover that the mysterious disk is, well, mysterious. It gives Noah peculiar powers. As things go from odd to outrageous, Noah is swept up in a storm of intergalactic intrigue and middle-school mayhem. There's much more at stake than Noah realizes.

Bart King delivers a hilarious sci-fi adventure with just the right mix of heart and humor that will have readers looking out for birds-and strange alien objects.

Author: Bart King
ISBN-10: 1484725522
ISBN-13: 9781484725528
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 182265 / Drake Equation


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 83
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2016
Booklist 04/15/2016 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 92 - Recommended, Satisfactory