From the author of Pepperâs Rules for Secret Sleuthing and The Secrets of Stone Creek comes a âwildly originalâ (Publishers Weekly) middle grade space adventure about a girl who is determined to save her family and friends from ruthless piratesâeven if she has to venture across the universe to do it.
Galaxy Jones lives on the very, very edge of a star system in an inn run by her dads. She loves her home and her little family, but ever since the train station that serviced their part of the universe went defunct, tourists have stopped coming, and Lexiâs on the verge of losing it all. When the royal family stops at their inn on the way to a neighboring star system, Lexiâs dads hope for some good business, but Lexi knows from past experience with spoiled Prince Westonâand his annoying dog, Cometâto expect nothing but trouble.
Turns out, that âtroubleâ is a whole lot bigger than she anticipated. Weston has stolen something. Even worse, heâs stolen it from notorious piratesâformer followers of Lexiâs idol, the famous pirate Astro Bonnyâwho have tracked him straight to her house. Problem is, Weston has lost the trinket somewhere in deep space. And now the pirates are holding all the adults hostage with the threat of destroying the inn if they canât find what theyâve come for.
Lucky for Weston, Lexi has a plan. In exchange for his help saving the family business, she will use all her skills and embrace the adventurous spirit of the great Astro Bonny to help him find whatever it is the pirates are after. With some pluck, and a whole lot of luck, she might just pull it offâand make an unexpected friend along the way.