The Upstanders
By Michele Lang
- Release Date: 2012-01-22
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction for Young Adults
Description
Adventure, mystery, and fun…a tale of kids fighting bad guys on a frontier planet!
Cal loves his life on the farming planet of Iridescent. Between jetpack practice, his best friend Fire, and his scary but awesome fifth grade teacher, Miss Madeline, Cal's life seems just about perfect.
But danger lurks just under the surface of daily life. Cal and his friends must battle the threat of space pirates and a mysterious blight in order to save their world.
Warning: in this book, you’ll find a disturbing food fight, wicked jetpack flying, and a dangerous world of wonder. And you’ll also get to know kids — Cal, Fire, and Earther — who band together to stand up and do the right thing. Even if it gets them kicked off the planet…
