Something cool happening in Ferrous City? Not a chance. Until one day . . . when self-proclaimed genius inventor Ethan Fairmont runs into an abandoned car factory to avoid a local bully and accidentally stumbles across his ex-best friend Kareem, new-kid Juan Carlos, and an extraterrestrial visitor. Cheese the alien is stuck on Earth in need of some serious repairs, spicy snacks--and absolute, total secrecy. Thats easier said than done when mysterious agents descend on Ferrous City to search for Cheese. With time running out and their family and friends in potential danger, can Ethan, Kareem, and Juan Carlos pull off an intergalactic rescue before theyre all found out? E.T. meets Stranger Things in the kickoff to Nick Brookss middle-grade series that weaves contemporary issues of racial profiling, industrial community struggles, and everyday life in a fast-paced out-of-this-world adventure.