{"product_id":"last-day-on-mars-9780062306722","title":"Last Day on Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLast Day on Mars\u003c\/em\u003e is thrillingly ambitious and imaginative. Like a lovechild of \u003cem\u003eGravity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/em\u003e, it's a rousing space opera for any age, meticulously researched and relentlessly paced, that balances action, science, humor, and most importantly, two compelling main characters in Liam and Phoebe. A fantastic start to an epic new series.\" --Soman Chainani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Emerson's writing explodes off the page in this irresistible space adventure, filled with startling plot twists, diabolical aliens, and (my favorite ) courageous young heroes faced with an impossible task.\" --Lisa McMann, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the Unwanteds series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Earth year 2213--but, of course, there is no Earth anymore. Not since it was burned to a cinder by the sun, which has mysteriously begun the process of going supernova. The human race has fled to Mars, but this was only a temporary solution while we have prepared for a second trip: a one-hundred-fifty-year journey to a distant star, our best guess at where we might find a new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam Saunders-Chang is one of the last humans left on Mars. The son of two scientists who have been racing against time to create technology vital to humanity's survival, Liam, along with his friend Phoebe, will be on the last starliner to depart before Mars, like Earth before it, is destroyed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so he thinks. Because before this day is over, Liam and Phoebe will make a series of profound discoveries about the nature of time and space and find out that the human race is just one of many in our universe locked in a dangerous struggle for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmerson, Kevin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Emerson \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of many books for kids and teens, including the Chronicle of the Dark Star series, which began with the acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eLast Day on Mars\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Fellowship for Alien Detection\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreakout\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCarlos Is Gonna Get It\u003c\/em\u003e. A former science teacher, Kevin is also a drummer and singer, most recently with his bands Northern Allies and the Board of Education. He lives in Seattle, Washington. You can visit him online at www.kevinemerson.net.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615262445842,"sku":"9780062306722","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5143b77a-83cc-4489-8a17-ffddbeb9afb3.jpg?v=1737283896","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-day-on-mars-9780062306722","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}