Boldly Go by Eric Walters

Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn't realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a cutting-edge research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. Now, after months of intense training, Houston is blasting off into space!

He and his new friend and former rival, Ashley, are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS) where, along with veteran astronaut Colonel Sanderson, they will be subjected to a variety of experiments. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the politics of space travel are getting complicated. Many feel the money being spent on Mars exploration should be redirected to address issues such as access to clean water and global warming. A planned mission to Mars may be accelerated before funding is canceled, and there is talk of repurposing the ISS crew. Houston doesn't dare say out loud what he's thinking: Is there a chance he could actually be going to Mars?

This is the second book in the Teen Astronauts series, following Houston, Is There A Problem?

(From Orca Book Publishers)

Eric Walters is the author of over 125 books and one of Canada's most prolific writers for young people. His books, which includes Camp X, The Power of Three and Run, have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General's Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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