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George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

Stephen Hawking;Lucy Hawking (2009)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesGeorge's Secret Key #2
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipQuestHopeful EndingHumor

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineScientist / Researcher

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterQuestFound FamilyComing of AgeFirst Contact

Themes

FriendshipScience and DiscoveryAdventureProblem-SolvingCuriosityTeamwork

Synopsis

George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space travel.

Is George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This science-focused middle grade adventure features space travel, alien contact, and problem-solving with no objectionable content. Includes educational essays about real space science that complement the story.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love joining George and Annie on an exciting space adventure to solve an alien mystery while learning real science facts.

Tags

Science FictionEducational FictionSpace Adventure