This adventure about a pack of specially trained astronaut dogs who must survive a disastrous mission is a "crackling page-turner about courage and wonder, full of warmth and heart and characters who jump off the page" (Rae Carson, "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Girl of Fire & Thorns series).

Dogs in space Share this book with middle graders who enjoy stories about dogs, space adventures, or action adventure stories--or all three

Lopside is a Barkonaut, a specially trained dog who assists human astronauts on missions in space. He and the crew aboard the spaceship Laika are en route to set up an outpost on a distant planet.

When the mission takes a disastrous turn, the Barkonauts on board suddenly find themselves completely alone on their severely damaged ship.

Survival seems impossible. But these dogs are Barkonauts--and Barkonauts always complete their mission.

SOS. Ship damaged. Human crew missing.
We are the dogs. We are alone.