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Megan, a twelve‑year‑old, normally dismisses her younger brother’s outlandish space stories. But when her surfer mother begins a romance with a strange man and his daughter, she finds the boys’ claims hard to ignore. The family must grapple with the possibility that the new father figure and his daughter are not from this planet. Amid speculative science, playful humor, and the challenges of a stepfamily, Megan learns that truth can lie in the most unexpected places.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Francess Lin Lantz
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