Cover of Stand by for Mars! by Carey Rockwell

Stand by for Mars!

by Carey Rockwell

233 pages~4 hrs

The Red Planet is the ultimate classroom—and there are no second chances.

Tom Corbett's dream of becoming a Space Cadet is finally real, but his first mission to the Red Planet turns into a harrowing fight for his life. Stranded in the unforgiving Martian desert, he and his classmates must test their courage and ingenuity to survive the galaxy's most dangerous frontier.

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