There are two things you should know about Todd: 1. He wants to go to space, but doesn't think he'll ever be smart enough or fit enough to be an astronaut 2. His mom went missing 4 years ago and nobody knows where she went.

This was a short, fun story of a boy who dreams of space.

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We follow Todd as he goes to rescue his mom from where she's trapped on another planet. It's a planet where physics and time work differently.

Space Boy is an adventure story, where a kid is the hero. But, unlike most other adventure stories of this type, the parents aren't absentee, but are very much involved in the action. Instead of going off on his own, Todd asks his dad for help. Then Todd's dad helps him make and execute his plan

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to find and rescue his mother.

Honestly, the change felt refreshing.