{"product_id":"grease-monkey-paperback","title":"Grease Monkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Eldred\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the crossfire of an interstellar war, our Earth was bombed to flinders--and then repaired. The mysterious alien Benefactors who healed the planet also offered uplift to our dolphins and gorillas. The dolphins turned them down. The gorillas said yes. As a result, we're now sharing our world with language-using, tool-making simians. Tensions are inevitable, in both directions, but it's gradually working out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades later, teenage cadet Robin Plotnik has been assigned to \u003ci\u003eFist of Earth, \u003c\/i\u003e a defense station high above Earth, keeping watch against further attacks by the interstellar Horde. Robin's a spacecraft mechanic-in-training, apprenticed to Chief Mac Gimbensky, a cranky but basically benign gorilla with issues of his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFist of Earth \u003c\/i\u003eis a challenging place to grow up. Robin and Mac maintain fighter craft for the all-woman Barbarian Squadron, which constantly competes for prestige with the other squadrons based on \u003ci\u003eFist of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. Robin's trying to romance a young librarian, and he's far from sure he knows what he's doing. Most of all, he's constantly struggling to figure out his moody, mercurial boss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen he and his best friend become entangled in a burgeoning scandal over betting on the squadrons' standings. And just when things look like they've hit rock bottom, the worst thing imaginable arrives at \u003ci\u003eFist of Earth: \u003c\/i\u003e an efficiency expert from Earth, determined to reorganize Robin's hard-won life, and the whole squadron system, out of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh and engaging, crammed with likeable characters and science-fictional inventiveness, \u003ci\u003eGrease Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e is like a classic Heinlein juvenile in sequential-art mode. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroduction by Kurt Busiek, author of \u003ci\u003eAstro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \"Grease Monkey\" \u003cbr\u003e\" Believable characters, good writing, humor and excitement. Who could ask for more?\" \u003cbr\u003e--Trina Robbins \u003cbr\u003e\" Delightful science fiction with a sense of humor, \"Grease Monkey\" is an all-ages series that doesn' t write down to its readership--and that' s much more rare than it should be.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\"Comic Shop News\" \u003cbr\u003e\" What snuck up on me over the years was just how much is actually going on in this series. What I thought of as a loose string of stories--almost a sitcom set on a space station--was turning out more and more to be a single work, more ambitious, more structured and deeper than I'd realized. This wasn't a series, it was a novel--an episodic novel, to be sure, but a novel nonetheless.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Kurt Busiek, author of \"Astro\"\" \"\"City\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and artist \u003cb\u003eTim Eldred\u003c\/b\u003e lives in San Diego, California. His books include \u003ci\u003eGrease Monkey.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.9 x 7.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grease Monkey\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694020595775,"sku":"9780765313263","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e700bae71ace5b5b99893d5814a6af5.webp?v=1765000749","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/grease-monkey-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}