Part of the The Area 51 Files Series

The Big Flush

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Grades 3–7
Ages 8–12

Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!

Praise for The Area 51 Files

A 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Novel!

"A chapter book and graphic novel hybrid, it’s bursting with fantastical extraterrestrial life-forms."—The New York Times

“Epically fun! Overflowing with aliens, adventure, mystery, and adorable animal sidekicks!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth
 
“The Area 51 Files has everything you could possibly want from a middle grade novel: inventive characters, witty banter, hilarious jokes, charming illustrations, amusing extraterrestrials, action, adventure, mystery—and a snarky hedgehog.  It’s funny, gripping, touching and all-around wonderful."—Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series
 
“Filled with equal parts mystery and belly-laughs, The Area 51 Files delivers an alien invasion of out-of-this-world fun.”—Gordon Korman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart

"Kids are going to love this unputdownable, extra-fun, extra-hilarious, extra-mysterious, extraterrestrial adventure."—Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series and the Upside-Down Magic series

"Buxbaum’s middle-grade debut is a rip-roaring series opener complete with over-the-top characters and jokes galore. Naidu’s black-and-white cartoon illustrations extend the comedy with ongoing commentary that smartly interacts with the prose... Contagiously goofy and fun."—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN 9780593429532 (Paperback)
Published on Jul 23, 2024
Published by Yearling
Pages 272
Dimensions 5-3/16 x 7-5/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: U

ISBN 9780593429501 (Hardcover)
Published on Jul 25, 2023
Published by Delacorte Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: U

ISBN 9780593429525 (Ebook)
Published on Jul 25, 2023
Published by Delacorte Press
Pages 256
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: U

ISBN 9780593679753 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Jul 25, 2023
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7
Reading Level Lexile: 750L | Fountas/Pinnell: U

Julie Buxbaum

JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After You. Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two young children.

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