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  • Published: 21 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593660171
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99

Elvis Is Missing #1



Blast off into space and come along for an intergalactic mystery—with plenty of pizza—in this first book of the illustrated chapter book series, Outer Space Mystery Pizza Club!

Blast off into space and come along for an intergalactic mystery—with plenty of pizza—in this first book of the illustrated chapter book series, Outer Space Mystery Pizza Club!

It’s another ordinary Friday night in the suburbs for the Garcia-Jackson family: Mateo and Valentina’s favorite show is on TV. Mateo’s best friend, Booker, is over. And their babysitter, Jennica, is definitely keeping an eye on them and not playing with her phone.

But when Elvis, the family’s dog, bolts out of the house, barking uncontrollably at someone—or something—in the backyard, the kids go investigate…only to watch Elvis disappear through a mysterious portal!

The three kids, with their babysitter in tow, have no choice but to follow him—adventuring through deep space, where they’ll encounter aliens, dodge asteroids, and defy gravity—as they attempt to find their furry best friend (and make it back home before bedtime!).

Illustrator Luke Séguin-Magee brings this hilarious story to life with out-of-this-world black-and-white spot art.

  • Published: 21 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593660171
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99

About the author

Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale (he/him) has written and/or illustrated more than sixty books for kids and is the author of the Clark the Shark series; the award-winning Chet Gecko Mysteries series; Snoring Beauty, one of Oprah’s Recommended Reads for Kids; and the School for S.P.I.E.S. series. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, and you can visit him online at www.brucehale.com.

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Praise for Elvis Is Missing #1


PRAISE FOR ELVIS IS MISSING

"Short, accessible chapters are peppered with...black-and-white illustrations, adding depth and humor to Hale’s out-of-this-world text...A rollicking intergalactic adventure bursting with laughs and alien antics."—Kirkus

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