The Return of Zita the Spacegirl [Paperback]

Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure in thisNew York Times-Bestselling graphic novel trilogy for middle grade readers.

Zita the Spacegirl has saved planets, battled monsters, and wrestled with interplanetary fame. But she faces her biggest challenge yet in the third and final installment of the Zita adventures. Wrongfully imprisoned on a penitentiary planet, Zita has to plot the galaxy's greatest jailbreak before the evil prison warden can execute his plan of interstellar domination!

Ben Hatke's first graphic novel wasZita the Spacegirl. He has published comics stories in the Flight series as well asFlight Explorer. In addition to writing and drawing comics, he also paints in the naturalist tradition and, occasionally, performs one-man fire shows.Return of Zita the Spacegirlis his most recent entry in the New York Times Best-SellingZitatrilogy.

Hatke lives and works in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and their boisterous pack of daughters.

Stellar . . . Hatke's storytelling and worldbuilding are top-notch, ebulliently juxtaposed against vibrantly expressive art . . . Fans of the series: Don't miss this. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

As this fine adventure comes to its final pages, Hatke leaves the door just a bit ajar for more interstellar exploits. Booklist, starred review

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