{"product_id":"chronicles-of-alexi-first-launch-9780983352273","title":"Chronicles of Alexi: First Launch","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kendall A. Hunter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Desert West Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Desert West Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost third graders worry about homework and spelling tests. Alexi accidentally launches herself into millions of years of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexi is an eight year old problem magnet with wild blonde hair, curious green eyes, and a talent for finding trouble in places most people would never look. When the first day of school ends with a flooded classroom and a trip to the principal's office, Alexi thinks her biggest problem is paying for a broken fish tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mysterious new neighbor moves in across the street. The eccentric Professor Bartholomew is a brilliant scientist who drives a battered moving truck and hides something extraordinary in his garage. Inside sits a machine unlike anything Alexi has ever seen, a strange vehicle filled with clocks, maps, and a countdown that hints at impossible secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the professor suddenly disappears and a desperate message appears on a mysterious device, Alexi makes a decision that will change her life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe pulls the red handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an instant, Alexi is hurled across time itself. One moment she is a third grader walking home from school. The next she is racing through prehistoric jungles, escaping a charging Tyrannosaurus Rex, meeting ancient tribes, and discovering that history is far more dangerous than anything in her textbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only her wits, her courage, and a malfunctioning time machine, Alexi must travel through the past to rescue the missing professor before it is too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut someone else may be watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone who already knows the secrets of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with humor, heart, and thrilling adventures across history, \u003cstrong\u003eChronicles of Alexi: First Launch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fast paced middle grade science fiction adventure about curiosity, courage, and the surprising power of one determined girl to change the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers \u003cstrong\u003eages 8 to 12\u003c\/strong\u003e and for anyone who has ever wondered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat if time travel were real?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desert West Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568443670679,"sku":"9780983352273","price":845.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780983352273.webp?v=1774868354","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/chronicles-of-alexi-first-launch-9780983352273","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}