The Lobster Tale — David Horn

... the comical wish fulfillment of being let loose on a starship. - Kirkus ReviewsThe greatest lobster heist in space! The second in the Eudora Space Kid series: a hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter book perfect for elementary-aged kids. Can Eudora and her best friend, Arnold, rescue her favorite lobsters from becoming the next meal at the spaceship's New Year's buffet? And what will the evil Qlaxons have to say about it? Eudora is a normal third grader who just happens to live on a 36 deck AstroLiner. In SPACE! As a math and science whiz who's been adopted by what you might call . . . aliens, she has normal ambitions-like being the chief engineer on an AstroLiner. But when her favorite lobsters on board appear on the menu at Chef Franklin's dinner buffet, Eudora and her best friend, Arnold, hatch a plan to break them out. Will they save their crustacean friends? Or will they end up locked in the ship's brig? Again . . .Brilliant for engaging emergent and early chapter book readers.