The Last Kids on Earth meets Space Jam in this hilarious illustrated novel about football, aliens, and friendship! Welcome to the Quantum Interstellar Sports League, where humans and aliens play football for the fate of the Earth! Wyatt Benson is NOT a football player. Yes, his dad may be the greatest quarterback of all time, but don't go getting any ideas. Wyatt's the kind of twelve-year-old who invents his own junk food and whose greatest physical achievement was accidentally knocking out his third-grade teacher with a badly thrown dodgeball. (Don't ask.)
So how did he find himself as the quarterback on a football team of pro-athlete tweens playing in an intergalactic tournament against terrifying aliens? Well, it's a long story that involves contractual mishaps and the alien overlord Schnozly Grofsplot, but no matter what he tries, he can't back out. Wyatt and the rest of his teammates--like the cocky soccer star Nitro, bighearted rugby player Quake, and super cool gymnast Nova (who Wyatt is totally NOT crushing on)--will have to work together to win the tournament. Because did he mention that if Earth loses, the fate of the world is at stake?!
Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustrations, this is a laugh-out-loud series for any kid that loves science fiction, football, and friendship.
Author: J. Scott Savage
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 09/24/2024
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780593662304
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2024
About the Author
J Scott Savage (he/him) is the author of twenty published novels, including the Graysen Foxx series, Case File 13 series, and Farworld series. He has been a teacher and presenter at writing conferences for adults and youth, and has developed Common Core-aligned projects for elementary school writing curricula. He has presented at more than three thousand schools across the country, inspiring students to read, write, embrace their own creativity, and change the world. Scott lives in Utah with his wife of thirty-five years, Jennifer. He has four amazing children, and nine perfect grandchildren. He enjoys reading, watching movies, camping, traveling, and spending time with his family.
Brandon Dorman (he/him) grew up near Tacoma, Washington, and is the dad of four smiley boys and one dancing girl. He is best known for his book cover artwork on popular series like Goosebumps, Fablehaven, and The Land of Stories. With more than twenty-two picture books under his belt, he is an accomplished visual storyteller.
Hoolie and the Hooligans: The Alien Who Ate My Socks, is Brandon's first middle-grade chapter book, for which he is both author and illustrator.
