ISBN: 9780593226124
Editorial: Penguin Workshop
Autor: Murray, James S.
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 240
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: "An exciting series opener."—KirkusFrom the mind of Murr from the Impractical Jokers comes a new hilarious, action-packed series about a world of bizarre creatures, wacky gadgets, and four kid interns at the most interesting place on Earth: Area 51!It's the first day of summer vacation, and Viv Harlow just wants to relax with her friends at the beach before they all go to different high schools next year. She is definitely not interested in visiting her mom's office, even if Director Harlow works at the famous Area 51. But when an alarm sounds beneath the secret base and a whole race of aliens escape, she's about to get much more than she bargained for. Viv, Charlotte, Ray, and Elijah (who Viv is totally NOT crushing on) will have to work together, gear up with gadgets, and even protect a baby alien to save the day and defend Area 51.The debut middle-grade series from Murr of the Impractical Jokers, Area 51 Interns is filled with enough high-tech hijinks, bizarre creatures, and laugh-out-loud humor (plus an extra color insert full of gadgets) to make even alien skeptics hooked for more!Review“An idea that’s so fantastic, I wish I thought of it. An internship at Area 51 — what could go wrong? This one’s So. Much. Fun.”—Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of the Ordinary People Change the World series“Fast and furious thrills. Just when I thought the kids had survived the terrifying dinosaurs, the REAL monsters appeared! Action, laughs, surprises – it's all here. A GREAT read!"—R.L. Stine, bestselling author Goosebumps and Fear Street“[A]n action-packed adventure tale filled with humor and charm.”—KirkusAbout the AuthorJames S. Murray is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as "Murr" on the hit television show Impractical Jokers on truTV and for his comedy troupe, the Tenderloins. He also served as the senior vice president of development for NorthSouth Productions for over a decade and is the owner of Impractical Productions, Inc. Originally from Staten Island, he now lives in Manhattan. @jamessmurray. Carsen Smith is a writer, producer, and the Director of Development at Impractical Productions. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.CHAPTER ONE“KEEP GOING! DON’T LOOK BACK!”Vivian Harlow wanted to stop and find a place to hide, but the sound of explosions mixing with her mom’s commanding voice told her to keep moving. Around her, the few humans still standing attempted to hold off the horde of alien creatures that had overtaken the world’s most top-secret military base—Area 51.Vivian nervously scanned the room; it was massive, and she couldn’t remember the way out. Viv ran as fast as her legs could carry her, looking for a door or an exit sign . . . anything that could lead her to safety and out of this chaos. But someone—or something—rushed up behind her. Before she could react, whatever had been chasing her grabbed ahold of her shoulder and pushed her against the wall.Viv’s head whipped back, and she saw her mom’s face. A wave of relief washed over her, and all she wanted was to jump into her mother’s arms and hug her, but she knew there wasn’t time.She watched as her mom frantically punched a code into the control panel on a low air vent along the back wall. The door to the airshaft unlocked with a clunk, and the metal gate flung open.“Quick! Get in and start crawling!” she shouted at Viv, fighting to be heard over the roaring booms and explosions. She lifted Viv into the open airshaft.“But what about you? You can’t fit in here! I’m not leaving you!” Viv cried out as her body tumbled into the tight air duct. The icy metal of the vent burned against Viv’s skin as she tried to climb back up. The lights from the hall bounced off the platinum walls that now surrounded her.Viv squinted up at her mom, and their eyes locked. “I’ll be okay,” her mom said. “Your friends are already in the airshaft. Go look after th
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