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Friend or UFO

Published
Apr 2024
Main Genre
Science Fiction Sci-Fi
Pages
272
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Sky and her friends tackle their biggest mystery yet—the discovery of Area 52!—in the third installment of this laugh-out-loud, highly illustrated middle grade series by New York Times bestselling author Julie Buxbaum, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu.

Sky's life in Area 51 is full of surprises. Like the fact that aliens are real—and now one is her best friend! But the biggest surprise yet comes when Sky learns that her grandmother has been kidnapped and is stuck in Area 52, the only other alien portal on Earth. Even more bananas? Her grandma has been an undercover FBAI agent for YEARS. Like Sky's whole entire life. How could Sky not have known her grandma had a secret identity?

Uncle Anish says to leave this whole mess to him. For reals this time. The kids just have to hang tight. Spoiler alert: The kids do not, and will never, hang tight.

There's just one problem: No one knows the location of Area 52. In order to solve this mystery and save Sky's grandma, Sky and her friends will have to solve a series of secret puzzles and codes, traverse the Area 51 library for clues, break into FBAI headquarters, and more. But someone doesn't want Sky to solve this mystery, and they've got their eyes on her…

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Apr 2025 Yearling ISBN 0593429575
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First Edition Apr 2024 Delacorte ISBN 0593429540
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Apr 2024 Random House ISBN 0593429567
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