{"product_id":"the-big-flush-isbn-9780593429501","title":"The Big Flush","description":"\u003cb\u003eA killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can’t solve the case. Don’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Epically fun!”—Max Brallier, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kids on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens \u003ci\u003eeverywhere\u003c\/i\u003e, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can \u003ci\u003estill\u003c\/i\u003e get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!Praise for The Area 51 Files\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A chapter book and graphic novel hybrid, it’s \u003cb\u003ebursting with fantastical extraterrestrial life-forms\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eEpically fun!\u003c\/b\u003e Overflowing with aliens, adventure, mystery, and adorable animal sidekicks!”—Max Brallier, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kids on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Area 51 Files\u003c\/i\u003e has everything you could possibly want from a middle grade novel: inventive characters, witty banter, hilarious jokes, charming illustrations, amusing extraterrestrials, action, adventure, mystery—and a snarky hedgehog.  It’s \u003cb\u003efunny, gripping, touching and all-around wonderful\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—Stuart Gibbs, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Spy School series\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Filled with equal parts mystery and belly-laughs, \u003ci\u003eThe Area 51 Files\u003c\/i\u003e delivers \u003cb\u003ean alien invasion of out-of-this-world fun\u003c\/b\u003e.”—Gordon Korman, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRestart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Kids are going to love this unputdownable, \u003cb\u003eextra-fun, extra-hilarious, extra-mysterious, extraterrestrial adventure\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—Sarah Mlynowski, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Whatever After series and the Upside-Down Magic series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Buxbaum’s middle-grade debut is \u003cb\u003ea rip-roaring series opener\u003c\/b\u003e complete with over-the-top characters and jokes galore. Naidu’s black-and-white cartoon illustrations extend the comedy with ongoing commentary that smartly interacts with the prose... \u003cb\u003eContagiously goofy and fun\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eJULIE BUXBAUM is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eTell Me Three Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Say Next\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHope and Other Punch Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAdmission\u003c\/i\u003e. She also wrote the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfter You.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. She frequently has UFOs (Unidentified Food Objects) all over her shirt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAVANYA NAIDU is a children’s book illustrator and animator, born and raised in Kolkata. A graduate of the National Institute of Design, she has worked on numerous children’s books as well as animation projects. She currently lives in Melbourne and recently completed her role as the head of design on the animated kids series \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Chores\u003c\/i\u003e (season 2) at 12field Animation. In her spare time, Lavanya enjoys collecting dinosaur models and befriending dogs.","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300717646053,"sku":"NP9780593429501","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593429501.jpg?v=1767738368","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-big-flush-isbn-9780593429501","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}