The Big Flush

by Julie Buxbaum Narrated by Tara Sands

Overview

A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can't solve the case. Don't miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!

“Epically fun!”-Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth

Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51's latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it's not just any hunk of junk! It's a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains recipes from the book.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for The Area 51 Files

A 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Novel!

"A chapter book and graphic novel hybrid, it’s bursting with fantastical extraterrestrial life-forms."—The New York Times

“Epically fun! Overflowing with aliens, adventure, mystery, and adorable animal sidekicks!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth
 
“The Area 51 Files has everything you could possibly want from a middle grade novel: inventive characters, witty banter, hilarious jokes, charming illustrations, amusing extraterrestrials, action, adventure, mystery—and a snarky hedgehog.  It’s funny, gripping, touching and all-around wonderful."—Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series
 
“Filled with equal parts mystery and belly-laughs, The Area 51 Files delivers an alien invasion of out-of-this-world fun.”—Gordon Korman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart

"Kids are going to love this unputdownable, extra-fun, extra-hilarious, extra-mysterious, extraterrestrial adventure."—Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series and the Upside-Down Magic series

"Buxbaum’s middle-grade debut is a rip-roaring series opener complete with over-the-top characters and jokes galore. Naidu’s black-and-white cartoon illustrations extend the comedy with ongoing commentary that smartly interacts with the prose... Contagiously goofy and fun."—Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

2023-04-24
A projectile toilet spells danger—and mess—for Area 51 and its residents.

Sky Patel-Baum has had a lot of firsts since moving from boring California to Area 51. The latest first: Her alien bestie’s long-lost (read: assumed dead) parents come to visit via UFO with a surprise little brother in tow. Complicated family dynamics abound, and the interstellar visitors warn that the Arthogus (an exiled alien species) are in cahoots with someone on the base to exact their revenge. Their method of destruction: launching a poop-filled space toilet at Area 51. The odds of survival? 13.875%. But who could the double agent be? Sky and friends team up once again to get to the bottom of the latest mystery—and flush the intruder out. Buxbaum’s second series entry one-ups its predecessor in ridiculousness, including a bounty of fart puns. The first-person narration allows Sky’s infectious personality to shine. Well-placed clues and red herrings help keep the mystery fresh while expanding the setting. The pseudo “Scooby-Doo gang” welcomes a new member in talented hacker Gertie, an astronaut’s daughter. Naidu’s black-and-white cartoon illustrations effectively punctuate jokes and offer occasional helpful asides. Characters are drawn in a range of skin tones; Gertie reads Black. Another cliffhanger ending makes a key revelation in addition to hinting at the next installment.

Out-of-this-world potty humor with heart among the toots. (recipes) (Mystery. 8-12)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176925487
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	07/25/2023
Series:	The Area 51 Files , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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