Age: 4th grade (advanced reader)-7th grade
Series: #1

"Arthur (Art) Mumsby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in a huge and rambling house called Larklight…that just happens to be traveling through outer space. When a visitor called Mr. Webster arrives for a visit, it is far from an innocent social call" (featured Goodreads review).

Combining steampunk, pirates, adventure, and science fiction, Reeve adds another spin to the steampunk genre. While most students in my Youth Literature class enjoyed the cool drawings, they confused the workings of my imagination. While some students liked the British humor and Reeve's ability to mock the cockiness of the British empire, it was hard for me to laugh at it and not cringe at the horror of conquest. However, I did appreciate the cool contraptions!

This is a good book for people familiar with science fiction or steampunk but not a good introductory to the two, as it was for me.