Space Chasers by Leland Melvin
First Second · Print & ebook · February 4, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A middle-grade space adventure pairs high-stakes teamwork with the snap and momentum of a graphic novel.
- Themes
- Teamwork under pressure, Finding a sense of belonging, Resourcefulness in danger
- Pacing
- Fast
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When a team of brilliant kids-turned-astronauts find themselves in serious trouble in outer space, they must work together to get back home. This is the first book in an incredible middle-grade graphic novel series created by real life astronaut, Leland Melvin! Launch into action in T-Minus 3, 2, 1… When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she’d pass. After all, she never really fit in at school.
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In fact, she’s been skipping school most days to work at her brother’s auto shop instead. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and before she knows it, she’s part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to an advanced space station orbiting the earth. But the perils of space are unpredictable and Tia finds herself with only half her crew and no adults around to help. Now she must rely on her instincts and the quick thinking of her fellow kid astronauts to save the space station and their lives! Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin, Eisner-Award nominated comic creator Joe Caramagna, and brought to brilliant life by Alison Acton, SPACE CHASERS is a space adventure like no other.
Space-Team Trouble
A middle-grade space adventure pairs high-stakes teamwork with the snap and momentum of a graphic novel.
Come here for
- Kid astronauts facing unpredictable perils beyond Earth
- A quick-thinking team trying to save a space station
Expect
- Space adventure with a middle-grade cast
- Tia relying on her instincts and fellow crew members
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Comics | 77% |
|---|---|
| Space Exploration Fiction | 45% |
| Action Comics | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action Comics
- Sci-Fi Comics
- Space & Astronauts
- Authors
- Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna
- Publisher
- First Second
- Published
- February 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Teamwork under pressure · Finding a sense of belonging · Resourcefulness in danger
- Reading lane
- Action Comics