Book Launch: Lexie Moon & The Space Day Disaster by Melissa Garside

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

47 Jardine Street Kingston ACT 2604 | Canberra, CT

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Get ready for some spaced-themed fun Lexie Moon fans, because we are excited to celebrate the launch of the brand new book in this series by Melissa Garside! Come along in your favourite space-inspired dress up as part of our Love Your Bookshop Day festivities. There will be lucky door prizes, sweet treats, space-themed trivia and possibly even a craft activity.
ABOUT THE BOOK
When Lexie joins the schools Stargazing Club, she’s surprised to discover they won’t be doing any actual stargazing—but what can you expect, when the club meets during the school day? With Space Day coming up, Lexie has the answer. With Grandad’s help, she invents The Stellascope, which allows you to see the stars, even while it’s still daylight outside. On the big day, Jamie’s uncle—popstar Oscar Buzz—has everyone’s attention, and, because of his enormous popularity, their livestream is being viewed by millions around the world. Then Lexie sees a shadow from the corner of her eye … The sky gets increasingly gloomy and dim, and Lexie knows straight away that this is no ordinary event. The infamous Gizmo Lightfinger has escaped police custody, taken control of The Stellascope, and is misusing her device to send the world into darkness. It’s bad enough that her reputation is at stake—no-one wants to be known as the inventor of the device that stole the sun—it’s far more important that Lexie stop Gizmo Lightfinger, before he relegates the world to a night that lasts forever! Thankfully, there’s an important truth that Lexie has learned from Grandad—every problem has a solution, you just have to find it!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Melissa Garside brings together her lifelong love of language with a deep understanding of what children love to read, drawn from her years as a teacher.
Melissa grew up in Canberra and now lives south of Sydney with her family, their hilarious golden retriever and some entertaining free-ranging chooks. When she’s not writing or teaching, she enjoys getting her hands dirty in the garden, immersing herself in nature and using her family as guinea pigs for her recipe-free kitchen experiments. Melissa also sheepishly admits to collecting books about words and subscribing to online dictionaries.
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47 Jardine Street Kingston ACT 2604, 47 Jardine St, Kingston ACT 2604, Australia, Canberra

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