Sky and her friends tackle their biggest mystery yet―the
discovery of Area 52!―in the third installment of this laugh-out-loud, highly
illustrated middle grade series by New York Times bestselling
author Julie Buxbaum, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu.
Sky’s life in Area 51 is full of surprises. Like the fact that aliens are
real―and now one is her best friend! But the biggest surprise yet comes when
Sky learns that her grandmother has been kidnapped and is stuck in Area 52, the
only other alien portal on Earth. Even more bananas? Her grandma has been an
undercover FBAI agent for YEARS. Like Sky’s whole entire life. How could Sky
not have known her grandma had a secret identity?
Uncle Anish says to leave this whole mess to him. For reals this time. The kids
just have to hang tight. Spoiler alert: The kids do not, and will never, hang
tight.
There’s just one problem: No one knows the location of Area 52. In order to
solve this mystery and save Sky’s grandma, Sky and her friends will have to
solve a series of secret puzzles and codes, traverse the Area 51 library for
clues, break into FBAI headquarters, and more. But someone doesn’t want Sky to
solve this mystery, and they’ve got their eyes on her…
About the Author
JULIE BUXBAUM is the New York Times bestselling
author of the young adult novels Tell Me Three Things, What
to Say Next, Hope and Other Punch Lines, and Admission.
She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After
You. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. She
frequently has UFOs (Unidentified Food Objects) all over her shirt.
LAVANYA NAIDU is a children’s book illustrator and animator, born
and raised in Kolkata. A graduate of the National Institute of Design, she has
worked on numerous children’s books as well as animation projects. She
currently lives in Melbourne and recently completed her role as the head of
design on the animated kids series The Strange Chores (season
2) at 12field Animation. In her spare time, Lavanya enjoys collecting dinosaur
models and befriending dogs.
