MIDDLE GRADE, 10 YEARS AND UP.
FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHORS TRAVIS S. TAYLOR AND JODY LYNN NYE
STAY ALIVE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON
What happens when you get the one thing you wanted most in life? Lonely
16-year-old farm girl Barbara Winton has been following one reality show
for years. Then in an instant she goes from fangirl to participant when
the call comes from Dr. Keegan Bright: She's been selected out of a
horde of applicants to join him on the Moon.
She'll be one of his Bright Sparks, six students with expertise in STEM
and plenty of their own ingenuity chosen to work with Dr. Bright and
given big responsibilities to undertake new projects important to the
growth of the colony. Her first task? Build a radar telescope using an
entire crater on the far side of the Moon.
But Barbara soon learns that life on a burgeoning frontier outpost like
the Moon is a far cry from safe, civilized Earth. The loner from farm
country must find a way to weld a functional team out of fiercely
independent thinkers. Not only are they a bit trickier to work with than
farm robots, not only is the working environment incredibly
dangerous--she also has to perform this miracle in front of millions of
fans....
Praise for Moon Beam:
"Taylor and Nye offer up a tense escapade with engaging characters and a
fast-paced plot, but their true focus is on scientific detail,
plausibility, and ingenuity . . . it's an entertaining and even
educational offering, perfect for those who demand science in their
science fiction."--Publishers Weekly
Praise for the work of Jody Lynn Nye:
"Infused with humor to keep you entertained and action to make you turn
the pages."--Kirkus on Jody Lynn Nye's Rhythm of the Imperium
"I thoroughly enjoyed it, the plot, the settlement, the whole nine
yards, and especially the twitch of humor at odd moments...a book I can
thoroughly recommend." --Anne McCaffrey
"An unusual story well-told, with characters it's a real pleasure to
spend time with." --David Drake
"[An] innovative take on the well-loved theme of fairies and dangerous
wishes." --Publishers Weekly on Wishing on a Star by Jody Lynn Nye
and Angelina Adams
About Travis S. Taylor:
"[E]xplodes with inventive action.--Publishers Weekly on Travis S.
Taylor's The Quantum Connection.
"[Warp Speed] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum. . .You
won't want to put it down"--John Ringo
