“It’s impossible not to root for Ro and Benji as they discover the fun of imperfection, the wisdom that comes with failure, and the joy to be found in unexpected friendships.” - Booklist But when a mix-up turns the unlikely pair into friends, Benji helps Ro build her rocket, and Ro helps Benji search through his comics-and across the country-to find out where his dad truly could be.Īs the two face bullying, loss, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe. Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners. In fact, he’s convinced his long-lost dad, who walked out on his family years ago, created his favorite comic book series, Spacebound–but has no way to reach him. Artist Benji loves superheroes and comic books.
Yet she’s reeling from her dad’s unexpected death, and all she has left of him is a half-built model rocket and a crater-sized grief that she doesn’t know how to cope with. Aspiring rocket scientist Ro normally has a plan for everything. On the surface, Rosalind Ling Geraghty and Benjamin Burns are completely different. This debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to questions bigger than yourself will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly, Sara Pennypacker, and Rebecca Stead. Doesn’t he realize how much Ro wishes she could be in his place?Īs the two face bullying, grief, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.A Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club Pick But Benji hesitates, which infuriates Ro.
Though Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners, the pair become unlikely friends, and Ro even figures out a way to reunite Benji and his dad. Too bad his dad walked out years ago, and Benji has no way to contact him. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he’s thrilled. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together.īenjamin Burns doesn’t like science, but he can’t get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. Summary This stellar debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead.
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