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FAR OUT!

 

by

 

Anne Bustard

 

 

Children’s Historical Fiction / Family / Mystery / Humor / Sci-Fi Inspired / 8-12 years

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Date of Publication: April 18, 2023

Number of Pages: 224 pages

 

 

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From the author of Blue Skies comes a lively middle grade novel set in 1960s Texas about a young, alien-loving girl trying to clear her grandmother’s good name in this mystery that has humor, hijinks, and heart in equal measure.

It’s 1964, the Space Race is well underway, and eleven-year-old Magnolia Jean Crook and the other residents of Totter, Texas, are over the moon about UFOs.

The whole town is gearing up for the First Annual Come on Down Day—in just one week, they are hoping to host any and all space aliens who would like to visit Earth. But right before the kick-off party, a meteorite goes missing—and MJ’s beloved grandmother Mimi, who is the vice president of the Totter Unidentified Flying Object Organization, is the prime suspect.

MJ is desperate to show the town that this Crook is not a thief. The only problem is that there is a lot of evidence against her, and Mimi herself isn’t helping things. She’s acting suspiciously, pulling disappearing acts, and worst of all, can’t seem to answer any questions about where she was or what she was doing.

But much like UFOs, extraterrestrial visitations, and sending people to space, the impossible has been known to happen.

 

 

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Author Anne Bustard’s Playlist to Far Out!

 

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“Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” by Bing Crosby

“Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis

“Please Mr. Postman” covered by The Beatles (referenced in the book), original by The Marvelettes

“Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley

“Telstar” by The Tornadoes

“Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles

“Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles

“Jarabe Tapatío” composed by Jesús González Rubio

“Hawaiian Wedding Song” sung by Elvis

 

 

 

 

 

Anne Bustard is the former co-owner of Toad Hall Children’s Bookstore in Austin, Texas, and an MFA graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She is the author of the middle-grade novels, Blue Skies and Anywhere but Paradise, as well as two picture books, RAD! and Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly, which was an Ira Children’s Book award Notable and a Bank Street Book of the Year.

Hawaii-born, she divided her time between Texas and Canada.

 

 

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Signed hardcover copy of Far Out!

 

(US only; ends midnight, CDT, 3/31/23)

 

 

 

 

 

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03/21/23 Shelf Life Blog Excerpts
03/21/23 Hall Ways Blog BONUS Promo
03/22/23 Sybrina’s Book Blog Author Interview
03/22/23 LSBBT Blog BONUS Promo
03/23/23 Chapter Break Book Blog Review
03/24/23 Reading by Moonlight Review
03/25/23 All the Ups and Downs Scrapbook Page
03/26/23 Forgotten Winds Top Ten List
03/27/23 Boys’ Mom Reads Review
03/28/23 StoreyBook Reviews Playlist
03/29/23 The Real World According to Sam Review
03/30/23 Rox Burkey Blog Review

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Comment

  1. Kristine Anne Hall

    Playlists are my favorite feature on a blog tour! So entertaining, and this is an excellent, eclectic mix of tunes. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

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