Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space

Author Philip Reeve was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize Children¿s Book Award. In 1851 a mysterious visitor to Art Mumby¿s space home has plans for a calamity that will destroy not only the entire British Empire, but also the known universe. Can disaster be prevented with help from Art¿s irritating sister Myrtle, a few exotic space creatures, and an extraterrestrial pirate? ¿Both the story line and the language demonstrate Reeve¿s respect for his readership.¿¿Booklist