COSMOTROTTER

Eleven-year-old Matt’s hyperactivity is a problem at school, causes conflict at home, and prevents him from bonding with his athletic dad. Inspired by his globetrotting grandmother, he creates an alter ego—COSMOTROTTER (Trotter) and sets off in search of adventure. Along the way, he hopes to find his grandfather, who’s been missing in action since before Matt was born. Though warned about the perils he’ll face from the Planet of Doom (POD) bullies, Trotter decides to take his chances because his quest will allow him to escape his parents’ bickering, visit new worlds, and make new friends. After many scary encounters with the space bullies, they kidnap him and trap him in their dark world. While they taunt and torment him, they give him a glimpse of his dad lying in a hospital bed. Is it just a Doomer trick or could time be running out for his dad, just when he thought they may finally have found a common interest—soccer? He needs to get back to his dad pronto. But first, he must confront the POD leader and convince him to stop harassing him, his friends, and future generations of dreamers and explorers. But how?