Beyond the Farthest Star (Escape from Planet Alcatraz)
By (Author) Author Michael Dahl
Illustrated by Patricio Clarey
Capstone Press
Capstone Press
1st January 2020
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
FIC
Paperback
40
Zak Nine and his Quom friend, Erro, are desperate to get off planet Alcatraz. The boys believe they've finally found a way to freedom when they join up with another prisoner. Together with their new partner, the boys board a small spacecraft and fly off the planet, past the metal moon, and head into space. But when the stars begin to look strange, Zak and Erro realize that something is very wrong. What will happen when the boys learn Planet Alcatraz's biggest secret Will they ever get to return home
Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher's Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Patricio Clarey was born in 1978 in Argentina. He graduated in fine arts at the School of Visual Arts Martn Malharro, specializing in illustration and graphic design. Patricio currently lives in Barcelona, Spain, where he works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. He has created several comics and graphic novels, and his work has been featured in several books and other publications.