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    The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read General
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    The  Last Kids on Earth is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, with over two million copies in print! Soon to be a Netflix Original series, too!

    This series is fun, funny, and jam-packed with adventurous goodness for kids ages 8 through 12. The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond is the latest wickedly exciting addition to the collection.

    The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic BeyondThe Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond

    Written by Max Brallier

    Illustrated by Douglas Holgate

    Publisher’s Synopsis: It’s the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous Christmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different—she’s a human.

    When the villainess steals Jack’s prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to get it back. But it won’t be easy. Jack and his friends soon discover that the Louisville Slicer is the key to a dark plan that threatens the entire world—and beyond…

    Ages 8-12 | Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers | September 18, 2018 | ISBN-13: 978-0425292082

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    About the Author

    Max Brallier (maxbrallier.com) is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books and games, including the previous books in The Last Kids on Earth series. He is the creator and writer of Galactic Hot Dogs, an ongoing middle-grade web serial and book series with Aladdin. He writes for licensed properties including Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Uncle Grandpa. Under the pen name Jack Chabert, he is the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series for Scholastic Books. In the olden days, he worked in the marketing department at St. Martin’s Press. Max lives just outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.

    About the Illustrator

    Douglas Holgate has been a freelance comic book artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia, for more than ten years. He’s illustrated books for publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, and comics for Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and Penguin Random House.

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    Douglas Holgate Max Brallier Viking Books for Young Readers
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    2 Comments

    1. Carol Luciano on January 29, 2019 4:42 am

      That’s wonderful to read it will be on Netflix. Thank you for posting about this book and the Author. .

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    2. Bianca Schulze on March 4, 2019 10:46 am

      *Drum Roll*

      The winners of this giveaway have been drawn and prizes will be on the way soon.

      Congrats to Alyssa A. (OH), MaryLynn H. (PA), Belinda S. (OH), Melody B. (OK), and Amy K. (NY)!

      Not one of the winners? No problem! You can find links to purchase a copy from your favorite bookstore via the giveaway page.

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