Spaced Out (Moon Base Alpha)

I have no idea what this book is about but 11year old loves al the Stuart Gibbs books and is an avid reader - he loves this and has read it several times now.

Great adventure story for kids set in outer space, well written. My 8 year old and 10 year old sons can't wait to hear what happens next in each chapter.

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Sometimes when I hear the premise of a book, I’m hooked before I read word one. That was the case with Spaced Out. Of course, since it came from Stuart Gibbs, it was already on my must read immediately list, but the premise made it even more irresistible.However, before we go on, I need to issue a MAJOR spoiler warning. You see, this is the second book in his Moon Base Alpha series, and before the first chapter is over, the first book in the series is spoiled. We get the solution to the mystery there as well as a major twist at the end. Granted, there’s no way to avoid spoiling part of the first book, but you will have much more fun if you read these books in order. And they are well worth reading in order.This series is set on the moon in the not so distance future of 2041 on the first settlement on the moon. There are only 24 people living up there, scientists and their families, including twelve-year-old Dash Gibson and his younger sister Violet. Now, if you think that living on the moon would be exciting, Dash will quickly set you straight. These 24 people are all living in a base the size of a soccer field, and they can’t go outside without major planning.But it also explains why it is so mysterious when Nina Stack, the station commander, suddenly goes missing. There is nowhere really for her to go or hide. She is not in the base, and there doesn’t appear to be any evidence of her outside the base either. What happened to her? Is she in danger? If so, can Dash figure things out in time to save her life?See what I mean? A vanished person on the moon – I’ve been looking forward to this book for months. And the book didn’t disappoint at all. The mystery was very good, and how the solution unfolded was completely logical. In fact, the clues and how Dash figures them out are better than in some of the adult mysteries I read.But there’s so much else going on that it was always hard to put the book down. There’s a good sub-plot involving the Sjoberg family, an extremely rich family who is there for a six month vacation as the first space tourist family. Plus we get some great humor sprinkled throughout the book.And I can’t leave out the death defying danger that Dash faces a few times in the book. Trust me, your heart will be racing right along with his.The characters in this book are also strong. While there are a limited number, they are all distinct people, or as distinct as they can be based on their amount of page time. It’s quite easy to care for them and the outcome of the mystery. Well, most of them. There are a few we just love to hate.The book is aimed at middle graders and is a fantastic blend of mystery and science fiction. The target audience will absolutely love it. But don’t let the fact that you might be beyond the target audience stop you. This truly is a fantastic book that anyone who loves a mystery will gobble up.So don’t wait another second to book your trip to Moon Base Alpha. Spaced Out will keep you turning pages and leave you breathless for more.

It has elements of a decent mystery story; my son was engaged enough to want to read one more chapter at bedtime. It has a decent enough science fiction setting, with a mostly realistic moon base. There are a couple of good science fiction ideas. The trouble is, it's all so negative.Humans are a plague on the galaxy it would seem. They're cluttering up space with junk, they're destroying the planet, and they're even leaving untidy tyre tracks on the pristine lunar surface. You'd think a 12 year old boy would be pretty excited about living on the moon. Not this protagonist: he moans constantly about the food and spends his time being bored. And when he does have adventures it's all too scary and he wishes he could be bored again.The rich people (and weirdly, the author points out for no reason, the whitest people the protagonist has ever met) are also the main bad guys. They're not even conflicted, they're just one dimensional people who are bad because they are rich.If you like your science fiction to inspire a sense of wonder at the universe and how humans' endless ingenuity can discover it and manipulate it with science and technology, or if you like a protagonist who faces his challenges with enthusiasm and aplomb, look elsewhere. If you want to have a mope about how everything is rubbish and humans are a plague on the universe viewed through the eyes of a protagonist being pulled unwillingly through the story, you've found your book.

My son and I both are massively enjoying the Moon Base Alpha serious. He gets very excited and finds the books hilarious, and Infond them to be incredible rich and well written even from an adult’s perspective. Like the first book, Spaced Out deals with real life complicate dilemmas with real world consequences but does them in such a fun and involving way that it all seems important without being too heavy. Can’t recommend it enough and can’t wait to read book 3!

I loved the trama the mystery and suspense and the wits it takes to write a book like this, impressive

Love this book. It’s wonderful for an author to write about kids being smarter than the adults. Also great to see an author talk about humanity and how the earth isn’t going to be healthy if we don’t take care of it, all while being on the moon.

The 2 star rating is for the quality of the book as the pages were substandard considering the price of the book which is Rs.638. The seller should lower the price.My son who is 11 years old loved the story.

I chose this rating because it was a very good mystery book. I also like Stuart Gibbs mind blowing books like Spy School, Funjungle, and this awesome series Moon Base Alpha😀😀😀