Spencer Dolby Goes to Space

It is early spring in 2222. Spencer Dolby is living in Glengarry, Wisconsin with his grandparents because his parents are working on board the world's first privately funded spacestation, which revolves around the earth along with the now 200-plus year old International Space Station. One day, Spencer learns that spacestation management is offering Grade 5 students an opportunity to spend the summer in space. To qualify, students must prepare an essay, and they only have two days to turn it in. Spencer works through the weekend and submits a creative video essay about the interesting people he meets while spending time with his grandmother. The judges think highly of his essay, which makes some of his classmates more motivated than usual to taunt and torment him. Unfortunately, the essay is not the end of the road. There is a lengthy training program, which consists of three elimination rounds over several weeks. Who will be the final four on the shuttle to the spacestation? First, they learn the basics of space flight. Second, they practice living in a microgravity environment. Third, they learn how to skydive. The training is challenging but Spencer is up to it. He endures the taunts and plots of the meanest kid in school, and succeeds. The shuttle launch goes off without a hitch and the family is together once again, this time onboard Spacestation Zebra. "Spencer Dolby Goes to Space" is the story of a boy who believes in himself and works hard to achieve his dream of spending the summer with his parents.