
Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion
K. Tempest Bradford(Author)
Square Fish (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-250-80548-5 (ISBN)
Description
Eleven-year-old Ruby is a Black girl who loves studying insects, much to the grossed-out dismay of her Gramma and the pride of her parents. So when she finds the weirdest insect she's ever seen in her front yard, she makes sure Gramma isn't looking and captures it for further study.
But then Ruby realises that the creature isn't just a rare insect. It's an alien bug. And it has promptly burned a hole through her window and disappeared. Soon things around the neighbourhood go missing, and no one's heard from the old lady down the street for a week. Ruby will have to team up her with her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do.
This delightful children's debut is swarming with humour, spunky protagonists, and major Louis Sachar vibes. Ruby is the science hero we've been waiting for!
But then Ruby realises that the creature isn't just a rare insect. It's an alien bug. And it has promptly burned a hole through her window and disappeared. Soon things around the neighbourhood go missing, and no one's heard from the old lady down the street for a week. Ruby will have to team up her with her rag-tag group of friends to find this new invasive species before the feds do.
This delightful children's debut is swarming with humour, spunky protagonists, and major Louis Sachar vibes. Ruby is the science hero we've been waiting for!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-80548-5 (9781250805485)
DOI
9781250805485
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Person
K. Tempest Bradford is a science fiction and fantasy writer, writing instructor, media critic, reviewer, and podcaster. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies and magazines. She's the host of ORIGINality, a podcast about the roots of creative genius. Her media criticism and reviews can be found on NPR, io9, and in books about Time Lords. When not writing, she teaches classes on writing inclusive fiction through LitReactor and WritingtheOther. Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion is her children's debut.