Cosmic - Tapa dura

...A hilarious and heartfelt examination of dadliness in all its forms...A can t-miss offering from an author whose latest novel may be his best yet.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Truly a masterpeice. School Library Journal, starred review of Framed--School Library Journal (starred review)

Stunningly original the concept is immediately booktalkable and the telling is riveting; a book of such wealth of any kind is valuable indeed. The Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books, starred review of Millions--Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books (starred review)

"Stunningly original...the concept is immediately booktalkable and the telling is riveting; a book of such wealth--of any kind--is valuable indeed." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review of Millions--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

This superb humorous and inventive "cosmic" adventure celebrated space travel, friendships, and dads.--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)

"Truly a masterpeice." -- School Library Journal, starred review of Framed--School Library Journal (starred review)

...A hilarious and heartfelt examination of "dadliness" in all its forms...A can't-miss offering from an author whose latest novel may be his best yet.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A hilarious and heartfelt examination of "dadliness" in all its forms. A can't-miss offering from an author whose latest novel may be his best yet."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"[Frank Cottrell Boyce] has created a riveting, affecting, sometimes snortingly funny "what-if" scenario. Liam's musings on what it takes to be a good, responsible father are dryly comical but also charmingly earnest. A high-levity zero-gravity romp."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A story of human possibility with a lot of adventure, or an adventure with full credit given to human possibility? Either way, it's a fantastic, funny, and moving novel. Celebrates not only the spirit of exploration but the human connectedness that allows it to flower."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Frequently mistaken for an adult because of his mature appearance, 12-year-old Liam tires of the few benefits he's been able to take advantage of as a result and cons his way onto a spaceship for civilians by pretending to be an adult chaperone, a situation that lands him between worlds far from home. 40,000 first printing.