Thirteen-year-old Ryan Hawthorn has spent his life on display as a human exhibit in the multi-eyed Pipe Men’s intergalactic zoo. When his father is accidentally poisoned, it’s up to Ryan and his seven-year-old sister, Becky, to scour the universe for the antidote. Along the way, they encounter many strange creatures—from the doglike Hottini to the spindly-legged, hairy Xaxor—and learn that the Pipe Men (or, as Becky calls them, “overgrown drainpipes”) are not kindly overlords, as they had been led to believe. It's not only the humans who are planning to rebel! A wildly imaginative middle grade space-travel adventure.

One impossible mission. Two brave kids against the universe.

• An Intergalactic Zoo: Ryan and Becky have always been human exhibits. Now they have to break out and travel the stars to save their dad.
• Kid Heroes on a Mission: He’s thirteen, she’s seven, and they’re the only ones who can find the antidote before it’s too late.
• Funny Science Fiction: Packed with quirky creatures, from doglike Hottini to the aliens Becky calls “overgrown drainpipes.”
• Alien Rebellion: The Pipe Men aren’t as friendly as they seem, and the humans aren’t the only ones ready to fight back.