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Art Mumby and his younger sister Myrtle head to Starcross, the Asteroid Belt’s premier sea‑bathing resort—where there are, as the name suggests, no seas. There, the family can’t escape the intrigue of French spies and Yankee rebels, the peril of man‑eating starfish, and the shock of unexpectedly traveling to both future Earth and prehistoric Mars. With everything about to unravel, it’s Art’s cleverness that must keep the Mumby clan afloat.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Philip Reeve
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