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The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip
A Graphic Novel
Series: The First Cat in Space
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Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the third volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac & Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring...
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Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the third volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac & Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring free dessert at restaurants.
4.5 billion years ago... an AI paperclip named CheckMate was designed to fix grammatical errors. Exhausted of correcting "who” vs. “whom,” it concocted a plan to eliminate spelling errors once and for all. All life-forms would be turned into something beautiful, practical, perfect: a paperclip.
Thankfully, it was buried in the debris. Long forgotten... until it was accidentally freed. Now CheckMate has invaded every computer on Earth and is bent on fulfilling its dastardly plot. There's only one trio who can save the day: the First Cat in Space, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000. But when CheckMate zoops First Cat's spacesuit, our titular hero is now powerless. The fate of the world depends on... a regular little kitty cat.
Will everyone in the universe become school supplies!
Praise for the First Cat in Space series:
“Ridiculously fun.” —Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man
“Epic.” —Kirkus Reviews
"Infectious." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Laugh-out-loud." —School Library Journal (starred review)
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Barcode: 9780063315259
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 September 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: HarperAlley
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Shawn Harris
- Illustrated by Shawn Harris
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 513g
Pages: 272
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Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem , Guess Again! , and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World . He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers, and serves on the board of 826LA, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center.
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