Julie Buxbaum

Apr 24, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Julie Buxbaum |Lavanya Naidu |Natalie Babbitt |Annie Matthew

A projectile toilet spells danger—and mess—for Area 51 and its residents. Sky Patel-Baum has had a lot of firsts since moving from boring California to Area 51. The latest first: Her alien bestie’s long-lost (read: assumed dead) parents come to visit via UFO with a surprise little brother in tow. Complicated family dynamics abound, and the interstellar visitors warn that the Arthogus (an exiled alien species) are in cahoots with someone on the base to exact their revenge.