Archie's talking cat, Pockets, is getting an award for bravery, but something isn't right with the ceremony at Akbar's Floating Rest Stop (B.U.R.P.). The navigation system of Archie's father's space taxi goes kaput, stranding passengers--on Earth (Aliens). The accessible plots wend their way through incidents both weird and funny; black-and-white illustrations and science facts "to impress your friends and teachers" are included. [Review covers these Space Taxi titles: Aliens on Earth and B.U.R.P. Strikes Back.] (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.