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'Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is going on his first space scout mission! But how fun will his mission be if his spaceship is acting like a grumpy babysitter?

'It's the year 3054, and Earth is overpopulated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to the Space Scouts to find one before it's too late. Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is Earth's youngest ever Space Scout. When he's not playing Particleball or riding his rocketboard, he's on scouting missions. He and his half-wolf, half-human co-pilot, Finbar, travel the universe in the MoNa 4000, their spaceship whose personality is stuck on the 'Grumpy Babysitter' setting. In each mission the threesome investigates a new planet. There are surprises in store around every corner. Will Kip be the Space Scout to find the new Earth and save humanity?' (Publication summary)

'Scouting a giant underwater city sounds awesome to Kip. That is, until he meets the poisonous Jelly People who live there...' (Publication summary)

'Kip can't wait to explore Vapod, a giant gas planet with cool flying aliens. But as soon as Kip arrives, the planet comes under attack. Can Kip save the day before it's too late?' (Publication summary)

'When Kip lands on a planet covered with giant flowers, it feels like the most boring place in the universe. But are these creepy weeds as innocent as they seem?' (Publication summary)

'When Kip gets trapped on a slimy, gross planet, he thinking it's the worst mission ever–and then he meets the gigantic hairy aliens that are stuck there as well.' (Publication summary)

'It is the year 3054, and Earth is over-populated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to Kip Kirby, the youngest ever ‘Space Scout', to find one before it's too late.' (Publication summary)

'While investigating the planet Colbalt and the tiny blue aliens living there, Kip learns that the Baltians weren't always so little.' (Publication summary)

'Kip is off to a planet without any adults! It's every kid's dream—a world full of hover-boarding and chocolate fountains. But when disaster strikes, are the kids too busy playing to save themselves?' (Publication summary)

'As soon as Kip lands on a weird planet, the aliens there are struck down by a mysterious sickness. Either Kip is deadly to the aliens, or there's something more sinister going on.' (Publication summary)

'When kids in the annual Smartest Kid in the Universe competition start disappearing, Kip suspects foul play. Can he get to the bottom of it, or will he be the next victim?' (Publication summary)