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  Onward, upward—for science!

  Nate Ball

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Photo credit: Jeff Lieberman

  NATE BALL is the host of the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning PBS reality shows Design Squad and Design Squad Nation. An MIT graduate with a Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering, Nate is also the cofounder of Atlas Devices, a two-time All-American pole-vaulter, and a competitive beatboxer. He lives with his wife in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can find him online at www.alieninmypocket.com.

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  Cover art by Macky Pamintuan

  Design by Jeff Shake

  COPYRIGHT

  ALIEN IN MY POCKET: SPACE INVADERS. Text by Nate Ball, copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers. Illustrations by Macky Pamintuan, copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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  ISBN 978-0-06-237092-1 (trade bdg.)—ISBN 978-0-06-237091-4 (pbk.)

  EPub Edition © April 2016 ISBN 9780062370938

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