IS SHE ANDROID OR MORTAL? ⭐ 2023 Gertrude Warner Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER ⭐ 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards SILVER MEDAL ⭐ "This riveting SF adventure will delight readers.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS A piece of scrap. That’s how the townsfolk on Trinket’s planet label her. The twelve-year-old is determined to prove that she's more than just a discarded android, but her prosthetic leg and blue veins in her hands make her wonder about her true identity. Trinket knows that she must get off-world before the cruel and powerful Remnants send her to the scrap yard, but things take a turn for the worse when the Remnant Supreme Leader discovers her existence. Trinket could be the key to a lost spaceship that is rumored to hold the greatest hoard of gems in the galaxy, and the Supreme Leader wants it. As the alien civilizations of the Magnus Star Cluster wake up to the possibility that the legendary treasure exists, a frantic hunt for the lost spaceship - and its key - pits Trinket against an enemy that will stop at nothing to get what they want.To uncover the truth about her identity, Trinket must confront the evil Supreme Leader or get to the treasure first. But what if the truth is too shocking to bear? ⭐ "A gem of a book for sci-fi lovers." — 2023 READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARDS SILVER MEDAL WINNER ⭐ "Nail-biting action and a courageous robot girl power this middle grade SF thriller." — BOOKLIFE ⭐ "It has been said that 'the Golden Age of Science Fiction is twelve.' Rae Knightly’s Sci-Fi adventure, Exostar, embodies this childlike sense of wonder that the best of the genre evokes in its readers." — Chanticleer Book Reviews ⭐ "A thrill-a-page sci-fi adventure for 9 12 year olds. A FINALIST and highly recommended!" — The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Title: Exostar (The Lost Space Treasure Series, Book 1) Author: Rae Knightly ISBN: 978-1-989605-43-1 Type: paperback book Genre: science fiction, space opera, aliens, space exploration, disability inclusive, middle-grade, award-winning Date published: Feb 20, 2023 Publisher: PoCo Publishers Page Count: 280 pages 70gsm cream pages Perfect bound, gloss 203 x 127mm Ideal for readers aged 10-14
