Airlock

Key Selling Points

• A nonbinary teen faces their fear of space when they have to rescue the crew of a spaceship.
• The story explores themes of friendship, facing fears and doing the right thing.
• Though the main character’s gender identity is incidental to the storyline, this is an #OwnVoices story from an author with lived experience, featuring a nonbinary protagonist who suffers from anxiety and panic attacks.
• This is Tash McAdam’s fourth hi-lo title. Their Orca Soundings book Blood Sport received a starred review from School Library Journal and was a Junior Library Guild selection.
• Enhanced features (highly-readable font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.