Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius by Frank Asch is about Alex, a seemingly ordinary kid with an extremely annoying younger brother. Alex is a cardboard genius. He can literally make anything using cardboard, duct tape, and random supplies found in an attic or garage. Alex gets some boxes from the grocery store and decides to create a rocket ship to take him to another plant, far, far away from his younger brother, Jonathan. Once he gets the ship built, he is almost ready to leave, but he remembers he needs some form of protection from the native people of the planet where he lands - just in case they aren't friendly. So, he creates a ray gun that makes things really, really tiny. Unfortunately, he accidentally uses it on Jonathan. That's when Jonathan finds out that Alex is building a space ship so he can leave home. Alex decides he might be lonely on the new planet without people like him, so he builds a replicator to bring his "alternate" selves on his journey. While he's working, Jonathan is also building something. It turns out that Jonathan is also a cardboard genius and has build a machine that erases things! The two brothers have a war - replicating themselves and erasing their alternate selves - until they finally realize they have more in common than they though. In the end, despite the fact that his space ship is ruined beyond repair, Alex realizes that he knows a perfect way to spend time with his annoying little brother that will be good for both of them!This was a cute story! It reminded me of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpants. Because it's in journal form, there area a lot of drawings and pictures to accompany the story. This is a fun science fiction story for anyone who has an annoying sibling!
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