Star Wars meets Ridley Pearson's Kingdom Keepers in this high-stakes intergalactic adventure The Moon Platoon is the first book in an action-packed series for tweens that's perfect for fans of Eoin Colfer and Lisa McMann.

In the year 2085, Benny Love is pretty used to surviving on what he and his family can scavenge on Earth. But when he wins a scholarship for a life-changing trip to visit the Lunar Taj, the first-ever resort on the Moon, Benny thinks he finally has a chance to give his family a better life.

Benny can't wait to fly his very own Space Runner, practice reverse bungee jumping, and explore craters on the dark side of the Moon. But he gets more than he expected when he and the other kids discover the Moon has secrets no one else knows about. Benny is a long way from home--and soon there might not be an Earth to go back to.

Author: Jeramey Kraatz
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/02/2017
Series: Space Runners #1
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780062445971
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189236 / Moon Platoon


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2017
School Library Journal 07/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 95 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Kraatz, Jeramey: -

Jeramey Kraatz is the author of the Space Runners series and the Cloak Society series, and he is a graduate of the MFA writing program at Columbia University. Jeramey lives in Texas, where he sometimes teaches, sometimes writes cartoon scripts, and is always up for queso. You can fi nd him at www.jerameykraatz.com or on Twitter @jerameykraatz.