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The Girl Who Skateboarded to Neptune: Cosmic Skateboard Chronicles Book 1
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 17 2025
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
What happens when a skateboarding prodigy decides to build her own spacecraft?
Luna Starweaver isn't your typical fourteen-year-old. While her friends are mastering kickflips at the local skate park, Luna is secretly constructing a revolutionary spacecraft in her backyard workshop, preparing for the most ambitious journey in human history: a solo mission to Neptune.
An Epic Space Adventure
- Journey 2.7 billion miles through the solar system
- Encounter mysterious space whales and discover new moons
- Skateboard through Saturn's rings and Neptune's alien atmosphere
- Experience realistic space travel with cutting-edge science
Extreme Sports Meet Rocket Science
- Unique combination of skateboarding and space exploration
- Zero-gravity tricks and cosmic skateboarding techniques
- Creative problem-solving under extreme conditions
- STEM education seamlessly woven into thrilling adventure
Family, Friendship, and Growing Up
- Authentic family relationships and teenage struggles
- Realistic character growth and psychological development
- Themes of determination, courage, and following your dreams
- Strong female protagonist in STEM field
Perfect For:
- Ages 8-14 (Middle Grade)
- Fans of Andy Weir's The Martian Young Readers Edition
- Readers who enjoyed Hatchet, Space Case, or The Wild Robot
- Students interested in astronomy, engineering, or space exploration
- Anyone who believes impossible dreams can come true
Educational Value:
- Accurate space physics and orbital mechanics
- Real spacecraft design principles
- Atmospheric science and planetary exploration
- Problem-solving and engineering thinking
- Inspiration for STEM careers
Series Information: Book 1 of the Cosmic Skateboard Chronicles - Each book features Luna's continuing adventures and other young explorers pursuing their own impossible dreams throughout the solar system.
Get ready for the ride of a lifetime! Luna's journey will take you farther than any human has ever traveled and prove that with enough determination, creativity, and scientific knowledge, even the most impossible dreams can become reality among the stars.
Perfect for gift-giving, classroom reading, and inspiring the next generation of space explorers!
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