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The Big Flush

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

By Julie Buxbaum
Read by Tara Sands

By Julie Buxbaum
Read by Tara Sands

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Part of The Area 51 Files

Part of The Area 51 Files

Part of The Area 51 Files

Part of The Area 51 Files

Part of The Area 51 Files

Paperback $8.99

Jul 23, 2024 | ISBN 9780593429532 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $14.99

Jul 25, 2023 | ISBN 9780593429501 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jul 25, 2023 | ISBN 9780593429518 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jul 25, 2023 | ISBN 9780593429525 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $15.00

Jul 25, 2023 | 241 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Big Flush

    A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can’t solve the case. Don’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!

    “Epically fun!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth

    Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

    A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

    With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!

    About The Big Flush

    A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can’t solve the case. Don’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!

    “Epically fun!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth

    Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

    A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

    With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!

    About The Big Flush

    A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can’t solve the case. Don’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!

    “Epically fun!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth

    Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

    A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

    With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!

    About The Big Flush

    A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about to get messy if Sky and her friends can’t solve the case. Don’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!

    “Epically fun!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth

    Sky Patel-Baum, Area 51’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!

    A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it’s not just any hunk of junk! It’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.

    With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!


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    About Julie Buxbaum

    JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After… More about Julie Buxbaum

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    JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After… More about Julie Buxbaum

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    JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After… More about Julie Buxbaum

    About Julie Buxbaum

    JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After… More about Julie Buxbaum

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    JULIE BUXBAUM is the author of the What to Say Next, as well as the New York Times bestseller Tell Me Three Things, her debut young adult novel. She also wrote the critically acclaimed The Opposite of Love and After… More about Julie Buxbaum

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jul 23, 2024 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593429532

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Hardcover | $14.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jul 25, 2023 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593429501

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jul 25, 2023 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593429518

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jul 25, 2023 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593429525

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Mystery | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 25, 2023 | 241 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593679753

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    Praise for The Area 51 Files

    A 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Novel!

    “A chapter book and graphic novel hybrid, it’s bursting with fantastical extraterrestrial life-forms.”—The New York Times

    “Epically fun! Overflowing with aliens, adventure, mystery, and adorable animal sidekicks!”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth
     
    “The Area 51 Files has everything you could possibly want from a middle grade novel: inventive characters, witty banter, hilarious jokes, charming illustrations, amusing extraterrestrials, action, adventure, mystery—and a snarky hedgehog.  It’s funny, gripping, touching and all-around wonderful.”—Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series
     
    “Filled with equal parts mystery and belly-laughs, The Area 51 Files delivers an alien invasion of out-of-this-world fun.”—Gordon Korman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart

    “Kids are going to love this unputdownable, extra-fun, extra-hilarious, extra-mysterious, extraterrestrial adventure.”—Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series and the Upside-Down Magic series

    “Buxbaum’s middle-grade debut is a rip-roaring series opener complete with over-the-top characters and jokes galore. Naidu’s black-and-white cartoon illustrations extend the comedy with ongoing commentary that smartly interacts with the prose… Contagiously goofy and fun.”—Kirkus Reviews

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