The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian: Finn Caspian and the Accidental Volcano

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Finn and Explorer Troop 301 face off against angry rock giants in the second book of this funny illustrated chapter book series based on the award-winning kids podcast!

Finn Caspian, his three best friends, and his robot Foggy are excited to explore a brand-new planet . . . until Finns mom makes them bring along an annoying new robot named Voltronix Zu.

Putting up with Voltronixs bragging is bad enough, but when he accidentally turns the planet inside out, the Explorers get attacked by angry rock giants! Can the four friends find a way to save the planetand the bubble aliens who live therebefore Voltronix causes a volcanic disaster

Blast off into a brand-new adventure inspired by the popular award-winning kids podcast! Like the podcast, the books aresort of like Scooby-Doo meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in space. The story centers on Finn Caspian, an 8-year-old boy aboard The Famous Marlowe 280 Interplanetary Exploratory Space Station. He and his friends Abigail, Elias, and Vale areExplorers Troop 301, taking off from the Marlowe to explore uncharted planets, help the occasional alien, and solve a mystery that threatens to destroy the Marlowe.

The books in this series are for kids ages 7 to 12 looking for a funny illustrated story to tear through. They contain no violence,a little bit of suspense, and some aliens who are real chuckleheads...

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Praise for the podcast: "So good that your parents won't want to leave the room once they start." -- New York Times

Praise for the podcast: "The addictive new science-fiction podcast for kids." -- Chicago Tribune

"Witty and warm, and the subtle pokes at sci-fi tropes temper some of the more obvious messages about the importance of working together and respecting differences." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author Bio

Jonathan Messinger is an award-winning author and journalist and the creator of The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian podcast and co-founder of Gen Z Media, a company devoted to producing high-quality podcasts for kids. He was a founding editor of Time Out Chicago, where he edited its books section and then went on to be the web editor for Time Out Chicago Kids. He has been named one of the Top 50 literary figures in Chicago five times by NewCity and was named one of Chicago's "Top 30 under 30" by UR Chicago. His 2007 book of stories, Hiding Out, was named a Best Book of the Year by The Omaha World-Herald, and was an Alex Awards nominee. He currently serves as executive producer of Gen Z Media and lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons.