02682cam a2200505 i 4500 1178033481 TxAuBib 20240329120000.0 210727s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020952900 9780062985941 hardcover 0062985949 hardcover (OCoLC)1261764374 TxAuBib rda Anderson, John David, 1975-, author. Stowaway / John David Anderson. First edition. New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] 368 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Book one of The Icarus chronicles To save his father, a Coalition scientist protecting a precious resource, after their ship is attacked, Leo stows away on a strange ship of mercenary space pirates and must decide who to trust--human or alien--to stay alive. When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in the Earth's crust, it's not long before aliens show up to our little corner of the galaxy offering a promise of protection, some fabulous new technology, and entry into their intergalactic coalition in exchange for this precious resource. Other alien forces are willing to start a war over it. Leo's mother was killed in one attack, and soon after, his father, a Coalition scientist, decides it would be best for them to leave Earth behind. Their ship is attacked, Leo's father is kidnapped, and Leo and his brother are stranded in the middle of space. Theie only chance for survival: stow away on a ship of mercenary space pirates bound for who knows where and beg the captain to help him find his father. -- adapted from jacket. 20240329. Interplanetary voyages Juvenile fiction. Extraterrestrial beings Juvenile fiction. Space warfare Juvenile fiction. Human-alien encounters Juvenile fiction. Families Juvenile fiction. Brothers Juvenile fiction. Brothers. fast Extraterrestrial beings. fast Families. fast Human-alien encounters. fast Interplanetary voyages. fast Space warfare. fast Fiction. fast Juvenile works. fast Novels. fast Science fiction. fast Science fiction. fast Book one of The Icarus chronicles.