Loved itit was so lovely and witty and funny and I read it on a train journey this would be really good for younger readers as well as older ones
Space dumplins (2015)
Others: Positive "For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is big and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad has been swallowed by a giant, planet-eating whale. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together"--Provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780545565417
- Length:
- 320 pages
Genres: science fiction, young adult, graphic novel
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