My Year as a Space Cadet

Age range 9 to 12

Page Stuart’s perfectly organised life is flipped upside down…again.

Page is in unfamiliar territory as the new kid at school. To make matters worse, Shale Pit Academy of Creativity and Excellence (or ‘SPACE’ as it is more commonly known) is no ordinary school. Students there have the dubious distinction of being nicknamed ‘SPACE cadets.’ No, not the astronaut-in-training meaning. Think of the other kind of space cadet - you know, someone who is out of touch with reality.

When a bitter prank war erupts with a rival school, Page and her classmates must ask themselves some difficult questions: Are they more than a nickname? Are they more than just SPACE cadets?