Zenon Kar: Spaceball Star

Illustrated by Roger Bollen
Meet Zenon, a futuristic fifth grader who lives in a space station high above Earth. Her humorous stories are all reality-based, so kids can identify with her situations. In book #2, Zenon is thrilled when she makes the spaceball team! Unfortunately, she’s not so good at it. But does that mean she should quit? Created by past recipients of the IRA Classroom Choice Award.
Marilyn Sadler has been writing and illustrating children's books for 20 years. Her work has received many honors, including an IRA Classroom Choice Award and a Parents’ Choice Award. She lives in Ohio. View titles by Marilyn Sadler
Roger Bollen (1941–2015) was a writer and illustrator of the Animal Crackers syndicated comic strip. He also illustrated more than 50 children’s books with Marilyn Sadler, including titles featuring P. J. Funnybunny and Alistair’s Elephant. View titles by Roger Bollen

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Meet Zenon, a futuristic fifth grader who lives in a space station high above Earth. Her humorous stories are all reality-based, so kids can identify with her situations. In book #2, Zenon is thrilled when she makes the spaceball team! Unfortunately, she’s not so good at it. But does that mean she should quit? Created by past recipients of the IRA Classroom Choice Award.

Author

Marilyn Sadler has been writing and illustrating children's books for 20 years. Her work has received many honors, including an IRA Classroom Choice Award and a Parents’ Choice Award. She lives in Ohio. View titles by Marilyn Sadler
Roger Bollen (1941–2015) was a writer and illustrator of the Animal Crackers syndicated comic strip. He also illustrated more than 50 children’s books with Marilyn Sadler, including titles featuring P. J. Funnybunny and Alistair’s Elephant. View titles by Roger Bollen

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