Cosmic

Grades 3 – 5, Grades 6 – 8

In Cosmic, Liam has always felt a bit like he’s stuck between two worlds.  This is primarily due to the fact that he’s a twelve-year-old kid who looks like he’s about thirty. Sometimes it’s not so bad, like when his new principal mistakes him for a teacher on the first day of school. But mostly it’s just frustrating, being a kid trapped in an adult world. And so he decides to flip things around.

Liam cons his way onto the first spaceship to take civilians into space, a special flight for a group of kids and an adult chaperone, and he is going as the adult chaperone. It’s not long before Liam, along with his friends, is stuck between two worlds again – only this time he’s 239,000 miles from home.

Themes

Human Spaceflight

Science Fiction

Fatherhood

Friendship

Subjects

Character & Values, Reading, Science

Activity Highlights

Discussion Guide featuring over 5 pages of thought-provoking questions.

A standards-based activity guide that highlights the themes of the book.