All eleven-year old Alex wants is to launch his iPod into space. With a series of audio recordings, he will show other lifeforms out in the cosmos what life on Earth, his Earth, is really like.But for a boy with a long-dead dad, a troubled mum, and a mostly-not-around brother, Alex struggles with the big questions. Where do I come from? Who's out there? And, above all, how can I be brave?
Determined to find the answers, Alex sets out on a remarkable road trip that will turn his whole world upside down...
"I haven't read anything that has moved me this much since Wonder."
Jennifer Niven
"Moving and hopeful.. an unmissable adventure."
The Bookseller
"I am a sucker for road-trip novels and this is one of them bes and sweetest I've read in ages. Alex is an unforgettably lovely narrator, and his story is out of this world."
Robin Stevens
"I love this book - the characters, the story, but most of all, the voice... It's a story that changes the way you see the world."
Holly Goldberg Sloan
Jack Cheng was born in Shanghai and grew up in Michigan. After spending nearly a decade in New York, working in advertising and tech, he now lives in Detroit. "See You in the Cosmos" is his firts novel for young readers.