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YA
The sequel to Can of Worms is narrated by a cool and confident middle-school quarterback. Scott finds himself embroiled in an interplanetary conflict when an alien, the birdlike Lyra, is stranded on Earth with the villainous Shards in hot pursuit. Joined by former rival Mike Pillsbury and his new friend Stacia, Scott travels to the Shard spaceship and saves the Lyra's eggs in this fast-paced, entertaining novel.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2000