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Akiko: Pieces of Gax

by Mark Crilley

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Akiko's always prepared for something out of this world, but when she goes on a pleasure trip to Gollarondo with Poog, Mr. Beeba, Spuckler Boach, and Gax she can barely believe her eyes — Gollarondo is a city that was built completely upside down! Forget sight-seeing. All Akiko wants to do is keep both feet on the ground.

Which is not so easy. Almost as soon as the gang arrives Spuckler's robot Gax accidentally flies off one of Gollarondo's balconies and into the Moonguzzit Sea below. Good news: He survived the fall. Bad news: Anything and everything that falls from Gollarondo is automatically the property of Nugg von Hoffelhiff — the ruler of the seas beneath the city.

By the time Akiko and her crew are able to gain an audience with Nugg, he has sold Gax to others. What's worse, he actually broke Gax down into spare parts to maximize his profits! It's up to Akiko and the gang to retrieve the pieces of Gax before they are spread far and wide across the Moonguzzit Sea. But the people who bought the parts run the gamut from off the wall to downright villainous, so saving Gax's neck (and body and wheels) may turn out to be Akiko's most dangerous mission yet.

About the Author

Mark Crilley was raised in Detroit. After graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1988, he traveled to Taiwan and Japan, where he taught English to students of all ages for nearly five years. It was during his stay in Japan in 1992 that he created the story of Akiko and her journey to the planet Smoo. First published as a comic book in 1995, the bimonthly Akiko series has since earned Crilley numerous award nominations, as well as a spot on Entertainment Weekly's It List in 1998. Mark Crilley is also the author of the Billy Clikk series for young readers and lives in Michigan with his wife, Miki, and son, Matthew.

Visit the author at www.markcrilley.com. The author lives in Novi, MI.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780385730440
Subtitle:
Pieces of Gax
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Illustrator:
Mark, Crilley
Illustrator:
Crilley, Mark
Author:
Crilley, Mark
Author:
Mark, Crilley
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Life on other planets
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction
Subject:
Juvenile Fiction : Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Children s-Adventure Stories
Subject:
Children s Middle Readers-General
Edition Description:
Bantam Hardcover
Series:
Akiko
Publication Date:
20090624
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Grade Level:
Primary and secondary/elementary and high school
Language:
English
Illustrations:
LINE and HALFTONE ORIGINAL ART
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.35x6.29x.79 in. .85 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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