Planet Omar: Ultimate Rocket Blast (Planet Omar Series #5)
Written by Zanib Mian
Illustrated by Kyan Cheng
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group
Omar and his friends are blasting off on another adventure—this time at a rocket-building competition. All of his family’s Science Sundays prepared Omar to lead his friends on their quest to build the best rocket in their school, sending them to the nationals. But when their rocket is sabotaged, Omar and his friends have to use their expertise in science and mysteries to find the culprit.
This fifth book in the charming, warmhearted, and hilarious series about a boy growing up in a close-knit Muslim family, packed with eye-popping artwork by Kyan Cheng, is explosively fun!
Primary ISBN: 9780593407202
Publication Date: June 2023
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 07 or older
Community Represented: Muslim/Muslim American, Pakistani/Pakistani American
Themes: Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Action Adventure, Own Voices/Lived Experience, STEM
Setting: England
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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