Cosmic

By Boyce, Frank Cottrell

Publishers Summary:
Liam has always felt a bit like he's stuck between two worlds. This is primarily because he's a twelve-year-old kid who looks like he's about thirty. Sometimes it's not so bad, like when his new principal mistakes him for a teacher on the first day of school or when he convinces a car dealer to let him take a Porsche out on a test drive. But mostly it's just frustrating, being a kid trapped in an adult world. And so he decides to flip things around. Liam cons his way onto the first spaceship to take civilians into space, a special flight for a group of kids and an adult chaperone, and he is going as the adult chaperone. It's not long before Liam, along with his friends, is stuck between two worlds again—only this time he's 239,000 miles from home. Frank Cottrell Boyce, author of Millions and Framed, brings us a funny and touching story of the many ways in which grown-upness is truly wasted on grown-ups.

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ISBN
978-0-06183-683-1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on February 1, 2010

Gr 5-8 Although Liam Digby is a typical kid who loves "World of Warcraft" video games and theme-park rides, his physical appearance is closer to age 30 than 12. Looking like an adult is challenging, but it can be useful. He learns about an experimental project to create the ultimate thrill ridesending a select group of kids into space. He figures that he has no chance to be one of the chosen youngsters, so he decides to apply as the in-flight father chaperone. After recruiting his friend Florida to pose as his daughter, Liam has to compet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on March 1, 2010  |  

The popular author of Millions and Framed (rev. 11/06) returns for yet another zany adventure. Twelve-year-old Liam, tall for his age, is often mistaken for an adult, a fact that he uses to his advantage when he finds that he's won a vacation package to what he thinks is an amusement park. He brings his friend, Florida, as his "daughter." Once Liam and Florida, along with t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Twelve-year-old Liam, tall for his age, is often mistaken for an adult, a fact that he uses when he finds himself in a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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