A 2023 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile Novel! "A chapter book and graphic novel hybrid, it's bursting with fantastical extraterrestrial life-forms ."-- The New York Times " Epically fun! Overflowing with aliens, adventure, mystery, and adorable animal sidekicks!"--Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth " The Area 51 Files has everything you could possibly want from a middle grade novel: inventive characters, witty banter, hilarious jokes, charming illustrations, amusing extraterrestrials, action, adventure, mystery--and a snarky hedgehog. It's funny, gripping, touching and all-around wonderful ."--Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series "Filled with equal parts mystery and belly-laughs, The Area 51 Files delivers an alien invasion of out-of-this-world fun ."--Gordon Korman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart "Kids are going to love this unputdownable, extra-fun, extra-hilarious, extra-mysterious, extraterrestrial adventure ."--Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series and the Upside-Down Magic series "Buxbaum's middle-grade debut is a rip-roaring series opener complete with over-the-top characters and jokes galore. Naidu's black-and-white cartoon illustrations extend the comedy with ongoing commentary that smartly interacts with the prose. Contagiously goofy and fun .

"-- Kirkus Reviews "Good-natured humor lands alongside imaginatively rendered extraterrestrials (including a living cubist representation), while quick pacing keeps things light. B&w illustrations by Naidu both illuminate and expand upon this tongue-in-cheek mystery adventure."-- Publishers Weekly.