TROUBLE ON THE SOLAR WIND
Stella Stig is the middle child in a family of exceptional spacefarers. Her mother is a top-notch pilot, her dad an engineer, her older brother a galaxy-famous biochemist, and her younger sister a computer wiz.
In a family of geniuses, Stella is just a “normal” kid. She likes to stay in her room and play VR games, claiming that real-word friends are overrated. The Stig family’s latest job is flying their spaceship—the Solar Wind—safely to Skoll.
But soon after their journey begins, space pirates attack the ship and hold Stella’s parents hostage. With the help of her little sister and a potential real-life friend, Stella must harness her VR skills in order to save her home and everyone she cares about.
TROUBLE ON THE SOLAR WIND is a novel in verse. Novels in verse combine the narrative structure of a novel, written using poetry. This novel is written in free verse. Example from THE LAST STAR CHASER below.
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Reading Level: Grades 2-3
Interest Level: Grades 9-12+
Pages: 200
