David Ebenbach

What happens when your dream mission to Mars becomes a reality television nightmare? This debut science-fiction romp with heart follows the tradition of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles, with a dash of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a hint of Mythbusters. For the six lucky scientists selected by the Destination Mars! corporation, a one-way ticket to Mars—in exchange for...

Eleventh-grader Jacob Wasserman is just trying to get by. Under the radar, he spends his weekends at home by himself, leaning on TV and video games to distract himself from the weight—these days we would call it depression—inside him. But he's secretly got a quirky sense of humour, and, when he starts letting it show, he finally gets noticed. In...