Hollywood vs. the Galaxy (Alien Superstar #3)

by Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, Ethan Nicolle (Illustrator)

Overview

Hollywood vs. the Galaxy isanother hilarious, action-packed intergalactic adventure in the New York Times bestselling Alien Superstar series by New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actorHenry Winkler and children’s book author Lin Oliver—with illustrations by Ethan Nicolle.

Buddy’s out-of-this-world adventures continue! Since Citizen Cruel failed to capture Buddy, the Supreme Leader is left with no other choice: he must go to Earth himself to make sure Buddy is returned to his home planet for the ultimate punishment.

While an unsuspecting Buddy is acting on his Hollywood sitcom, the Supreme Leader’s powers of mind control weave a delicate web to entrap him. Will Buddy be caught? Will he succumb to these menacing powers? Will the Earthlings ever find out who Buddy Burger truly is?

These are the questions that will keep readers turning pages until the end of this action-packed, side-splitting comedy adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419746840
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	10/05/2021
Series:	Alien Superstar Series , #3
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	367,019
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Henry Winkler is an Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer who has created some of the most iconic TV roles, including Arthur “the Fonz” Fonzarelli on Happy Days and Gene Cousineau on Barry.


Lin Oliver is a children’s book writer and a writer and producer for both TV and film. She is the cofounder of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and currently manages its charitable division.

Editorial Reviews

"The authors are able to inject some real menace in the narrative with the Supreme Leader’s finally getting his hands dirty, spinning an engaging yarn that’ll have readers turning pages as quickly as possible. The narrative clicks into place, moving effectively while still boasting plenty of humor. Spot art—and the occasional full-page illustration—amplifies the hijinks..." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2021-08-18
Buddy Burger carries on in this sequel to Lights, Camera, Danger! (2020).

Now that Citizen Cruel has been dealt with, alien superstar Buddy has nowhere to go but up: His TV show, Oddball Academy, is being given a sweet hourlong special, and if the suits think it's strong enough, the silver screen will be next. But unbeknownst to Buddy, the Supreme Leader has decided to take matters into his own alien hands and head to Earth in an effort to capture Buddy once and for all. Will he finally be taken prisoner by the Supreme Leader? Will Oddball Academy become the next teen sensation? Will the weird romantic chemistry between Buddy and his human gal pal, Cassidy Cambridge, be resolved? This third series entry gets things back on track after a weak second outing. Buddy and Cassidy remain the most nuanced characters, but at this point readers have spent enough time in Buddy’s Hollywood that the tertiary one-dimensional gag machines come off as a feature rather than a bug. The authors are able to inject some real menace in the narrative with the Supreme Leader’s finally getting his hands dirty, spinning an engaging yarn that’ll have readers turning pages as quickly as possible. The narrative clicks into place, moving effectively while still boasting plenty of humor. Spot art—and the occasional full-page illustration—amplifies the hijinks and cues Cassidy as Black; Buddy presents as White when in human form.

A rousing adventure. (Science fiction. 9-12)

Kirkus Reviews