Brandon Sparks and the Hidden Sun

Twelve-year-old Brandon Sparks is an everyday kid. He lives on Long Island goes fishing with his dad gets bullied at school and dreams of one day becoming a pilot. But what if this everyday kid suddenly found himself captain of an untested military starship?</p><p>After his parents take jobs as botanists on a galactic aid ship the <I>Hidden Sun</I> Brandon is ecstatic. He'll be right in the middle of the action living on a real starship. But when all of the adults aboard the Hidden Sun are attacked by the evil Ptevos a race of powerful aliens with dreams of enslaving Earth Brandon must take command of the ship if he and the rest of the children are to survive.</p><p>With the help of his best friend Charlie an intelligent house computer with unique abilities Brandon and his adolescent crew must work together to discover the secrets of the <I>Hidden Sun</i>. The Ptevos have size ugliness and an armada of over a thousand starships on their side. Only the crew of the <I>Hidden Sun</I> stand in their way. It's a lot to ask of a boy from Long Island but maybe just maybe Brandon Sparks will save the world!</p>