Mission Multiverse (Mission Multiverse #1)

by Rebecca Caprara (Author)

Mission Multiverse (Mission Multiverse #1)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Middle school misfits are tasked with saving the multiverse in this sweeping space adventure.

When five members of a middle school marching band are accidentally projected into an alternative universe during a field trip to the NASA headquarters, their fates land in the hands of the Multiverse Allied Council: a group of extraterrestrial delegates responsible for preserving harmony across the multiverse. Then Dev, Isaiah, Tessa, Maeve, and Lewis discover that Earth's destruction is imminent due to an environmental collapse caused by humans. What can they do, when their most formidable skill is marching in formation?

Against all odds, the space cadets fight to navigate the multiverse, save themselves from power-hungry forces eager to destroy them, rescue their families, and fight for the preservation of humankind. But forces far bigger than they ever imagined have insidious plans for the multiverse and its inhabitants . . .

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Caprara's brisk storytelling and smooth juggling of out-of-this-world characters and settings, the situation's high stakes are easy to grasp, and readers will anticipate how things unfold in the next entry.

Publishers Weekly

On a field trip to NASA's Gwen Research Center in Conroy, Ohio, a quintet of middle school marching band members is transported to a parallel dimension after a mysterious portal-opening device is accidentally activated. Indian American saxophonist and physicist's son Dev Khatri; olive-skinned, prank-playing drummer Lewis Wynner; Black, fashion-conscious mayor's daughter Tessa Hawthorne-Scott (masquerading as her clarinet-playing identical twin sister, Zoey); anxious, gray-eyed, implied Asian trumpeter Isaiah Yoon; and dramatic white oboist Maeve Greene are whisked away to Station Liminus, a waypoint between different worlds. There, they learn that Earth is destined for destruction in 30 days unless they can convince the Multiverse Allied Council, which represents the known dimensions, to help. In this fast-paced intergalactic romp, Caprara (The Magic of Melwick Orchard) introduces an inclusive cast of memorable characters, who must deal with hostile aliens, unfamiliar customs, and the fate of the world as they know it. Elements including the sprawling cast and myriad dimensions may overwhelm at times, but Caprara successfully maintains excitement throughout this action-packed series opener, even while focusing on characters' individual issues and dynamics. Ages 8-12. Agent: Christa Heschke, McIntosh and Otis. (May)

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Rebecca Caprara
Rebecca Caprara has been writing stories since she was a little girl. What she enjoys the most is writing across genres and form for middle-grade readers. The Magic of Melwick Orchard was her debut novel.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419748233
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
May 20, 2021
Series
Mission Multiverse
BISAC categories
JUV053000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Library of Congress categories
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