Standish Treadwell is fifteen. He can't read and he can't write, but that doesn't mean he isn't a creative thinker. He and his Gramps live in the Motherland in Zone Seven. Since their disappearance, Standish doesn't like to think about his parents.
Standish and his friend Hector are planning to build a spaceship so they can travel to the planet Juniper. That is until Hector disappears behind the wall. Standish is positive there is an important secret behind that wall, but proving it will be a challenge.
In the meantime, all the people in the Motherland are talking about is the upcoming moon landing planned by the government. There's something mysterious about that, too. Could the secret behind the wall, the disappearance of Hector, and the moon landing have anything in common? Standish must be very careful as he searches for answers.
Author Sally Gardner combines bits of history and popular conspiracy theories to create this unique tale. Readers will root for Standish as they follow him through the twists and turns of his strange story.
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