Diamonds of Doom (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
Traveling by night, Zak Nine and Erro are following a shadowy figure until the mysterious stranger disappears into a cave. The boys decide to follow. Inside they find a maze filled with priceless gems, along with a rough band of escaped criminals. Things go from bad to worse when a squad of Alcatraz guards arrives on the scene. When the guards start shooting their laser blasters, suddenly nobody is safe! Will Zak and Erro escape the deadly storm of laser fire, or will they be trapped in the endless dark forever
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.