By Wendy Mass

On Sale: Apr 15, 2014
Page Count: 272 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780316089173

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★ “A high-stakes extraterrestrial adventure that’s as exciting as it is fun.”―Publishers Weekly, starred review

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers comes a thrilling, world-hopping tale about how the universe was created

Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. His older brothers help his dad rule the cosmos, but all Joss gets to do is deliver pies. That’s right: pies. Of course, these pies actually hold the secrets of the universe between their buttery crusts, but they’re still pies.

Joss is happy to let his older brothers shine. He has plenty to keep his hands full: attempting to improve his bowling score; listening to his best friend, Kal, try (and fail) to play the drums; and exploring his ever-changing home, The Realms. But when Earth suddenly disappears, Joss is tasked with the seemingly impossible job of bringing it back. With the help of Annika, an outspoken girl from Earth, he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime…and learns that the universe is an even stranger place than he’d imagined.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers comes a world-hopping tale that leads the reader deep into the heart of the mysteries of time and space. Plus, there’s pie.

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"Finally, confirmation of what I've long suspected, that pie is the secret of life. Wendy Mass has written a wonderfully wacky book that will leave you hungry for more."
Pseudonymous Bosch, author of The Name of This Book Is Secret
* "Full of fascinating science and clever humor, Mass's story shines as bright as the stars of Joss's universe. A high-stakes extraterrestrial adventure that's as exciting as it is fun."
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Could be a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for kids...Science and absurdity frolic together to gleeful effect."
Kirkus
"The humorous banter and interesting physics factoids keep readers entertained...Mass's latest [is] a unique, mind-stretching title for science-fiction lovers, and the entertaining high jinks and evolving relationship between Joss and Annika give it an even wider appeal."
School Library Journal
"Wendy Mass is a treasure. Read her books and you'll be the richer for it."
Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society

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Wendy Mass

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Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers series, 11 Birthdays, and many other novels for young readers, including the Schneider Family Book Award-winner A Mango-Shaped Space. She lives in New Jersey with her family and very cute (but not robotic) dog.
Nora Raleigh Baskin is the award winning author of 15 novels for middle grade and YA readers. She has won the ALA Schneider Family Book award for Anything But Typical and the ILA Notable Book For a Global Society for Ruby On The Outside. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story received star reviews from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly.

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About the Author Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers, Pi in the Sky, Every Soul a Star, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, and A Mango-Shaped Space.

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