Lisa and the Festival of a Thousand Stars

Midnight-blue flight suit? Check. Glow-in-the-dark star maps? Check. Twelve-year-old Lisa Beauregard-multilingual, fabulously wealthy, and determinedly space-obsessed-has dreamed of building a festival that reaches beyond Earth's horizon. When Lisa and her best friend Charlie jet off to Paris's legendary Precious Pizza Festival, they uncover secret ingredients for the ultimate celebration: singing cookware, planet-shaped lanterns, and floating pizzas that defy gravity. Back home on the windswept cobblestones of Victoria Island, they enlist talking rovers, clone butlers, and a colorful crew of volunteers to transform an abandoned street into the "Festival of a Thousand Stars." From navigating mayoral inspections and stormy skies to coding drones and crafting zero-gravity dough, Lisa's cosmic grand plan tests her courage, creativity, and friendship. Perfect for fans of STEM adventures and heartwarming quests, this middle-grade novel sparkles with humor, invention, and the promise that when you aim for the stars, anything is possible and boundless imagination for dreamers.