# The Lion of Mars - Hardcover

by **Jennifer L. Holm** (Author)

**_NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER - Life on Mars is pretty standard.... until a mysterious virus hits. Don't miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of _The Fourteenth Goldfish._**

Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family...and possibly unite an entire planet.

Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of _The Fourteenth Goldfish_, it can't help but feel like home.

### Author Biography

**Jennifer L. Holm** is a _New York Times_ bestselling children's author and the recipient of three Newbery Honors for her novels _Our Only May Amelia, Penny From Heaven,_ and _Turtle in Paradise_. Jennifer collaborates with her brother, Matthew Holm, on two graphic novel series--the Eisner Award-winning Babymouse series and the bestselling Squish series. She lives in California with her husband and two children.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 05, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Lion of Mars

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4

**Point Value:** 6

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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