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316 pp.
| Dial |
February, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-18637-0$16.99
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4-6
Eleven-year-old Alex makes audio recordings to send into space to inform intelligent beings about life on Earth. Book-smart Alex is clueless about his mom's troubles, his dead father, and why his older brother never visits. On a road trip from Colorado to Albuquerque to Las Vegas, he realizes that the truth he's been seeking is in the bonds with his family, friends, and beloved dog, Carl Sagan.