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1) Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition

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"In Chasing Space, Leland Melvin tackles stupendous obstacles with dogged determination, showing you what is indeed possible in life—if you belive." —Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Welcome to the Universe.

Winner of the 2019 Grand Canyon Reader Award for Tween Non-Fiction

Meet Leland Melvin—football star, NASA astronaut, and professional

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2) Space chasers: [Volume 1]

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Melvin, Leland, 1964-

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"When Tia Valor takes a test on a whim for an exclusive NASA program for middle schoolers, she never thought she'd pass. After all, she never really fit in at school. In fact, she's been skipping school most days to work at her brother's auto shop instead. But Leland Melvin, a famed astronaut, sees potential in Tia, and before she knows it, she's part of a team of other talented kids training to launch to an advanced space station orbiting the earth....

3) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Have the Last Word

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Melvin, Leland

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Terry and Guy battle the elements in Randy's big word challenge, and test their engineering skills in a bridge build-off.

4) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Win by Finishing Last

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Melvin, Leland

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Guy's battle of wits involves a helium-fueled race where it pays to be the slowest across the finish line, and a super-sized packing challenge.

5) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Chute the Breeze

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Melvin, Leland

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Terry challenges the guys to parachute a watermelon from 100 ft without breaking it, and to cook a hot dog without using fire.

6) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Miss a Hole in One

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Melvin, Leland

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Terry and Guy try to stump mini-golf pro Randy by devising an unwinnable mini-golf hole; a life-sized puzzle board becomes Terry's nemesis.

7) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Know When to Fold 'Em

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Melvin, Leland

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Guy deploys a secret weapon in his bid to stump the others in a paper airplane engineering challenge.

8) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Stack the Deck

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Melvin, Leland

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To stump the guys, Terry super-sizes a classic logic puzzle and miniaturizes an ancient weapon to catapult himself to a win.

9) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Launch A Rocket

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Melvin, Leland

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Guy & Terry must build and launch a rocket without using combustion.

10) Chasing space: an astronaut's story of grit, grace, and second chances

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Melvin, Leland, 1964-

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A memoir by the former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver traces his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of community, perseverance, and grace that create opportunities for success.

11) Space Chasers: To the Moon

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Melvin, Leland

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Perfect for fans of Hilo!

Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin!
The action-packed space adventure continues!

The team of kids-turned-astronauts are back again and this time they are heading farther than any kid has traveled before...to the moon!
But ever since Steven got back from being injured and going through physical therapy, his friends are acting a little strange. They are extra courteous to him,

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12) Space Chasers: To the Moon

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Melvin, Leland

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Perfect for fans of Hilo!Created by real-life astronaut Leland Melvin! The action-packed space adventure continues!The team of kids-turned-astronauts are back again and this time they are heading farther than any kid has traveled before...to the moon! But ever since Steven got back from being injured and going through physical therapy, his friends are acting a little strange. They are extra courteous to him, almost tripping over themselves to help,...

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Leland Melvin

1) Chasing Space Young Readers' Edition

2) Space chasers: [Volume 1]

3) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Have the Last Word

4) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Win by Finishing Last

5) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Chute the Breeze

6) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Miss a Hole in One

7) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Know When to Fold 'Em

8) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Stack the Deck

9) Smartest Guy in the Room - Season 1: How to Launch A Rocket

10) Chasing space: an astronaut's story of grit, grace, and second chances

11) Space Chasers: To the Moon

12) Space Chasers: To the Moon