Eleven-year-old Jack Spade has a normal life.

He lives in his pod with his mom and his robot, and uses his TalkWatch to say goodnight to his dad in space before bed. The only thing that would make life better would be if his dad quit his job to come down to Earth and live with his family again.

When the class bully makes fun of Jack for having an "imaginary" dad that no one has ever seen, Jack decides to do something about his father's tiresome space-traveling ways, and fast.

With his best friend Ace at his side, Jack comes up with a sneaky plan to get his dad to move back to Earth fulltime, but as the lies pile up, the situation gets out of control. Jack may end up ruining everything ... and never see his dad again.

Join Jack Spade as he learns important lessons about trust, faith, and honesty in this chapter book for ages 8-12.

"Jack Spade"

by Valerie Howard