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Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow

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Space travel is all fun and games until someone breaks the universe.

Jacob Wonderbar has been the bane of every substitute teacher at Magellan Middle School ever since his dad moved away from home. He never would have survived without his best friend Dexter, even if he is a little timid, and his cute-but-tough friend Sarah Daisy, who is chronically overscheduled.

But when the trio meets a mysterious man in silver they trade a corn dog for his sassy spaceship and blast off into the great unknown. That is, until they break the universe in a giant space kapow and a nefarious space buccaneer named Mick Cracken maroons Jacob and Dexter on a tiny planet that smells like burp breath. The friends have to work together to make it back to their little street where the houses look the same, even as Earth seems farther and farther away.

JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW is a middle grade science fiction novel, and will be published in 2011 by Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Group USA.

Cover illustration by: Christopher S. Jennings
Cover design: Greg Stadnyk
Book Trailer: Brent Peterson

For more about how I came to write and publish JACOB WONDERBAR, please check out this post.

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  1. LaylaF says

    Hi Nathan,

    It's great to see your book posted!

    It looks/sounds like it's filled with such creative fun and adventure. I can't wait to read it. And I'm looking forward to reading it to my grandson, who, by the way, is also named Nathan.

    Congratulations! You must be very excited.

  2. Angelica R. Jackson says

    Where do space monkeys figure in? I mean, nefarious space buccaneers are fantastic, but a MG SF book without space monkeys? Otherwise, it sounds like a fun read and a great start to your trilogy.

  4. GuyStewart says

    This is GREAT! As a B&N employee (after I teach science all day), I can see exactly where this will end up in our store — and know exactly will be promoting it!

  7. Anonymous says

    Am I correct that some people in publishing refer to the explanation of a book (usually printed on the inside cover) as a 'puff'?

    Was this also the query letter you sent to agents?

  9. JAScribbles says

    Looks like a great book. Do you know the reading level? I know it is MG interest level but reading levels can vary. I like to help promote books that are suitable for struggling readers.

    Thanks

    ~ Jenna

  11. JAScribbles says

    Thanks Nathan – I'll watch for the Lexile score to be determined also. 8 – 12 is kind of a wide range and sounds like the interest level.

    Scholastic gives reading levels in terms of grade such as 4.2 or 3.5. It's hard to determine reading level based on age. Interest level – yes. (Ok, I'm trying to inform Nathan Barnsford of a publishing tool. I'm freaking nuts.)

    The only reason why I am bringing this up is I wish more middle grade authors would include the *reading* level in their descriptions. I have a son with dyslexia and it would make finding a book so much faster. He's 12 – but cannot always read a book in that interest level range.

    Feel free to delete these comments. Again – I'm nuts.

    I'm looking forward to it! good luck with sales. 🙂

    ~ Jenna

  12. Anonymous says

    Not available on Kindle? After all these weeks of talking about e-books. Perhaps, Amazon will post it at a date closer to the release? I will buy the book for my nephews, but I wanted to read it on Kindle first.

    Mary Beth Baron

  14. Heidi says

    My son listens to audio books, due to his language processing disorder. Will you have an audio version available? This is right in his age group, and sounds like a fun adventure. Thanks!

  17. Anonymous says

    Well isn't that just like a middle-schooler to trade a corndog fot a spaceship, then go out and break the Universe! ~ I like it ~ The best part about being an author, is doing ANYTHING YOU WANT in a story. I like the cover, it catches the eye. [good marketing]

    But most of all, CONGRATULATIONS! Just accomplishing a child's book, a novel, anything, is fun. To have it accepted and then published. Fantastic.

    I wish the book well!!! ♥

  18. I am a lover of children's literature says

    As a former student of children's writing I must say that I find your books fantastic, as well is this blog itself!

    I plan on releasing a book or two soon, via my agent, and I hope to keep in contact with this blog and your books.

    Best of luck!