Project Mercury: A Middle Grade Mystery About an Army Brat and His Nemesis on a Military Base Near Area 51 for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Smith, Ronald L.

ISBN 10: 0063318555 / ISBN 13: 9780063318557

Published by Clarion Books, 2024

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Synopsis:

Ike Pressure is an Army brat.

Which, if you ask him, is not an insult.

His mom's new job is in Mercury, Nevada, on a secretive military base close to Area 51. What's more, his childhood friend, Eesha Webb, and her family are about to move there too.

Spoiler alert: Ike and Eesha aren't really best buds, even though their parents think so. They used to play together when they were little kids, but now she's more like his nemesis.

Still, it's clear to both of them that something mysterious is happening on the base--but what could it be?

Eesha is convinced it has to do with aliens, but Ike isn't so sure.

What they don't know is that the stakes are actually much higher than they could have imagined--and Ike's mom might be in more danger than she has ever faced. Will Ike and Eesha be able to get over their differences and work together to unravel the secrets of Project Mercury?

About the Author:

Ronald L. Smith is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of several acclaimed novels for young readers, including Hoodoo, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, Where the Black Flowers Bloom, and the Black Panther: The Young Prince series. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more, visit strangeblackflowers.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Project Mercury: A Middle Grade Mystery ...
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good