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THE CLONE CATASTROPHE de David Lubar

Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe.

THE CLONE CATASTROPHE
(Emperor of the Universe, Book 2)
by David Lubar
Starscape/St. Martin’s Press, April 2021 (voir catalogue)

Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe. Before Nicholas V. Landrew can enjoy more than a few weeks in his new role as emperor of the universe, his world begins to fall apart. His mortal enemies, the Craborzi, have cloned him and are using these copies to produce an intergalactic reality show called The Abominable Emperor—killing a clone in every episode! Even worse, his parents want him to take out the garbage!

David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of True Talents, the sequel; Flip, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; many short story collections including In the Land of the Lawn Weenies, Invasion of the Road Weenies, The Curse of the Campfire Weenies, The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies, Attack of the Vampire Weenies, Beware the Ninja Weenies, Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies, Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies, and Extremities; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and he has also lived in New Brunswick, Edison and Piscataway, NJ, and Sacramento, CA. Besides writing, he has also worked as a video game programmer and designer. He now lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE de David Lubar

“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for middle school.” —Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee

EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE
by David Lubar
Starscape, July 2019

Prepare for liftoff! First in a trilogy, here’s a madcap space adventure about a hapless young hero and two surprising sidekicks on the run across the galaxy. Written as an homage to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this book will appeal to fans of funny middle grade series by Tom Angleberger, Jeff Kinney, and James Patterson. When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. All Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won’t be easy. Before it’s all over, Henrietta will find herself safely ensconced back in her cage, Nicholas will be crowned Emperor of the Universe, and something even more surprising will happen to the package of ground beef. When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe.

Ever since David Lubar was little, he has traveled to alien planets, fantasy realms, and Earthly wonders by means of books. He’s thrilled he can help launch others on this journey through his own novels and short stories. In the past 25 years, he’s written fifty books for young readers, including “Hidden Talents” (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), “My Rotten Life”, which is currently under development for a cartoon series, and the “Weenies Tales” short story collections, which have sold more than 2.7 million copies.