The Lion of Mars
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 is just like any other kid. He loves cats, eats all kinds of cake, and is curious about everything. Oh, and he lives on another planet! Living on Mars comes with a ton of rules. Like don’t go outside without a buddy. Always keep a glow stick in your pocket. And no contact with the kids in the other settlements. Ever. Then a virus breaks out among the grown-ups, and the children are the only ones who can help. Suddenly 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.
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State Awards
California
2022, California Young Reader Medal, Winner
Connecticut
2024, Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee
Florida
2022-2023, Sunshine State Young Readers Award , Nominee
Hawaii
2025, Nēnē Book Award, Nominee
Kansas
2023-2024, William Allen White Children’s Book Award, Nominee
2021, Kansas NEA Reading Circle, Selection
Kentucky
2022-2023, Bluegrass Book Award, Nominee
Maryland
2022-2023, Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Nominee
Minnesota
2023, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, Nominee
Nevada
2022-2023, Golden Sower Award, Nominee
Oklahoma
2023, OLA Sequoyah Book Award Masterlist, Nominee
Pennsylvania
2022, Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award, Nominee
Rhode Island
2023, Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, Nominee
South Carolina
2023-2024, South Carolina Book Awards, Selection
South Dakota
2024, Prairie Bloom Book Award, Nominee
Tennessee
2022-2023, Volunteer State Book Award, Nominee
Texas
2022, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Nominee
