Denis Jay Klein

Space Vacations R US Denis Jay Klein

Twelve going on thirteen, Timmy Mayan, is dreading the imminent annual adventure odyssey (he refuses to call them vacations any longer) his family forces him to go on. Sometimes traumatized, if not hurt, artistic Timmy will soon be dragged by daredevil dad, astronaut-bound 17-year-old sister, and novelist mom on "The best family vacation on the planet - that is literally off of it!" Naturally, they are slated to be one of the first families to fly up to the new space hotel orbiting the Earth, leaving Timmy speechless, which makes sense - because everyone who's completed 8th-grade science knows there's no air up there....[A vocabulary/study guide is included for English/Reading classes!