<p><strong>Award-winning author makes her children's book debut with an unforgettable character</strong></p> <p>A boring summer vacation turns unexpectedly interesting when mysterious lights appear over Roberta's hometown in northern Maine. Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marillee can win the Maine State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. Communicating with aliens would certainly do the trick. But in order to win they'll need to defeat their chief competitor, "The 4H's of the Apocalypse": Henry Horton Harris Helmsby. </p> <p>This is a story told in a distinctive voice that is by turns funny, exciting, and sometimes heartbreaking.</p>