In QUANTUM INTERSTELLAR SPORTS LEAGUE, the future of Earth rests in the hands of 12-year-old Wyatt, who is the son of a star quarterback but not much of a quarterback himself. Wyatt finds himself selected to be on a team of all-star kid athletes charged with defeating alien teams in a series of football games or else the Earth will be taken over by aliens. After a disastrous start to their team play, the athletes realize that they must learn how to leverage everyone’s skills—including Wyatt’s—to come out on top.
Sports and aliens are high interest topics with middle grade readers, and they’re paired perfectly here with positive messages about the value of both team play and believing in yourself. The action-filled, fast paced story and fun illustrations will draw in lots of readers—and the inclusion of some gross humor won’t hurt either!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sharing an eARC of the book for me to read.

This story is such a fun one! I loved the characters, the illustrations, and that I could read this one with my son. We loved it so much!

Wyatt is just a normal kid. He's terrible at sports, even though his dad is a star quarterback. Aliens try to take over the world, their condition for earth to survive is for a group of kids to win against their alien football teams. And, of course, Wyatt ends up on the team.

I loved the way Wyatt learns so much in this book. He learns to be himself and that his own ideas work better than trying to use someone else's. He also learns that his team needed him, even when he thought he was the worst person on the team.

The illustrations in this book are amazing! They definitely kept us reading more and more!

My son and I both laughed at this book. It was so fun to read together!

Quantum Interstellar Sports League by J. Scott Savage kicks off a new middle-grade series. I teach second graders, which makes this book a perfect fit for them. When I started reading it to my class, they laughed out loud throughout most of the story. They also loved the pictures. The boys couldn’t stop chatting about what it would be like to play football against aliens. It was great to hear their creative ideas on how to win. This book really sparks kids' imaginations and encourages them to work together.

I appreciated the underlying themes about self-belief, friendship, and thinking beyond yourself. This series will definitely entertain young sports fans and brought plenty of giggles to my group of 7- to 8-year-olds.

This is the perfect middle grade adventure book, written by one of the Masters of Middle Grade, J. Scott Savage. This book is clever, funny, creative and has all the fun lines I expect from a book from Savage. And the illustrations bring the story and characters to life. They’re so well done.

Wyatt is the son of the GOAT football player on earth, and he’s selected to save earth from alien wrath. And what a ride it was. The characters are quirky and original and I enjoyed the team’s journey. And there’s a character that loves Kpop, so I was sold!

I’m hoping for more books in this world.

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Wyatt’s dad is a great quarterback, but Wyatt is not sports inclined at all, he’d rather make up his own line of junk food, so it was a huge surprise when he was chosen to represent earth in the Quantum Interstellar Sports League games. Oh, did I tell you there is no way out of this for Wyatt because even though his team mates are pro caliber athletes in their fields if they don’t win the tournament Earth would become the property of the aliens.
This is a wonderful book and (laugh out loud at times) funny. The story line will grab you from the beginning and the illustrations are also way out of this world (see what I did there). I hope we see this team again soon in more adventures as it is a great book about friendship, sports, team work and yes aliens

Opening Lines: "Today is the biggest football game in pretty much the entire history of human-and alien civilization."

Quarterback Wyatt and Team Planet Earth Defenders are about to face off with the "angry" Droglidonans. It all began because humans went to a distant planet and brought back artifacts which didn't belong to them. The aliens got mad and threatened to retaliate by destroying Earth. Eventually the two sides agreed to settle things through a sports challenge, specifically a football game (who knew aliens love sports too?). Human's thought that Wyatt's father, a world-famous sport's athlete, was going to compete and lead the team. However, Schnozly Grofsplot, an alien overlord tricked Earth, forcing them to compete with nine human players under the age of 14 and five aliens. To top it off, if the human team loses, they forfeit the planet. So, a committee was formed to select athletes from around the world, they ended up picking kids renowned for their skills in soccer, ballet, rugby and baseball. Surprisingly, they also chose Wyatt, the one kid who hates sports and is notoriously the absolute worst at them. They're doomed unless this group of teenagers can pull off a miraculous play and win.

J. Scott Savage has authored twenty-three novels, including The Lost Wonderland Diaries, The Mysteries of Cove series and Graysen Foxx. I'm really partial to his The Lost Wonderland Diaries, being a fan of Alice in Wonderland, but was especially excited to hear about this upcoming illustrated book. It's been described as a cross between Last Kid's on Earth and Space Jam, and is co-created and illustrated by Brandon Dorman, the illustrator of Fablehaven.

Quantum Interstellar Sports League is an excellent read, featuring beautiful illustrations that bring the action in the story to life. Wyatt is an endearing protagonist, funny and uncertain of his talents and why he was even chosen for the team. He does try and warn everyone that he isn't cut out for sports, but in the end tries really hard to lead the team. His lack of skill in football and disdain for the sport make for some really comical situations and his narration is humorous and reflects that of a thirteen-year-old boy, filled with moments that will surely elicit laughter.

There's high tech gear like super jumping cleats and talking helmets, aliens dripping goo amidst the backdrop of an intense football game to save planet Earth. Yep, feeling those Space Jam vibes. The diverse group of characters, each with their own unique abilities, also contributed to some creative and intriguing football plays. I particularly liked how the players had to adapt their skills to outwit and outmaneuver their extraterrestrial rivals.

Wyatt's parents are wonderfully supportive, with his dad providing his playbook to aid Wyatt during the game. Although, the team still had to make some adjustments and tweaks so that their moves weren't predictable. Overall, this is a very creative, humorous story, with wonderful illustrations that complement the narrative and highlight all the football action. The story also embraces the positive messages of perseverance and trust in your teammates.

Favorite lines: "...we're a chain man. We win together and we lose together. But if one of the links goes, it breaks the whole chain."

** A huge thank you to the J. Scott Savage and his publicist for the E-ARC via NetGalley**