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It's October in space, and Bob is getting excited for his favorite holiday: Halloween. When Bob tells Beep that soon they'll get to dress up like monsters and get as much free candy as they can carry, Beep thinks he has gone to heaven. But Lani informs them that Halloween isn't celebrated at Astro Elementary. Bob cannot imagine life without Halloween! He appeals to Principal Quark, but with no success. Determined to save Halloween, Bob and Lani organize...

When Albie's mother dies from cancer, his father explains that she may be alive in a parallel universe, so he decides to universe-hop and find her with the help of a banana, a laptop, and a box.

Star wars rebels is set five years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope when a motley group of rebels affected by the Galactic Empire band together aboard a freighter starship. This is the beginnings of the group that forms the Rebel Alliance. This book shows you the beginning of the epic struggle against the Empire. Meet daring new heroes and sinister villains, discover never-before-seen vehicles, and explore exciting new worlds. Features a foreward...

"Would your character change ... if you had all the money in the world? And all the time? Would you become a better person? Or worse? There's a secret in Silicon Valley. A discovery. An invention. One so startling and surprisingly sinister that it needs to be kept -- at any price. [...] With secluded meetings, sudden disappearances and strange murders; secret agents, skillful assassins and sexy locations; The Price of Time is packed with [...] action...

After being humiliated while on a field trip to Pluto, Bob, with the help of his alien friend Beep, tries to change his personality and overcome his fears (heights, darkness, space, and spiders) before the next field trip to a black hole. Includes facts about Pluto.

In a city in ruins, a woman looks for her missing brother. Adaptation to the big screen of the Paul Auster sci-fi novel "In the Country of Last Things".

Six years have passed since the failed uprising of the High Holders, and Charyn, the rex's heir, has come of age and wants to learn to be an effective rex after his father. His father disagrees, so Charyn sets out to educate himself. But when privateers attack the rex's ships and threats escalate against the rex and his family, Charyn will realize that no one is safe--for an assassin stalks them all.--

StarTalk is both a podcast and a National Geographic television program, in which host Neil deGrasse Tyson and his celebrity guests tackle provocative subjects in science. This companion volume features interesting photos, smart scientific facts, and witty commentary.