It's supposed to be more fun being a grown-up.

The author captures Liam's voice very well as you see the story through this 12 year olds eyes. When things go awry, he tries to figure out how to get the spaceship back home safely. Liam was selected to be the only Dad on the trip. He is aboard the shuttle with five other children, including his friend Florida and they were supposed to land on Earth hours ago. His dad usually gets him out of trouble, but Liam doubts his father will be showing up in space to rescue him anytime soon.

He is recording himself on his cellphone on the spaceship and wondering how he will get out of the mess he is in. But when Liam somehow gets himself and his friend Florida on a spaceship, there's big trouble and he finds himself in outer space with no way home.The story is told by Liam as he floats through outer space. Liam always ends up getting caught in the end and drives his parents nuts. Liam is usually mistaken for Florida's dad and the two of them just go along with the charade. When he goes to a car dealership with his best friend Florida, and gets mistaken for her father, then is nearly allowed to take a test drive, he doesn't bother correcting the salesman. When adults mistake Liam for an adult himself, he tends to not correct anyone.When his principal thinks he's the new teacher on the first day of school, Liam doesn't bother correcting her. This can be interesting for him since he's a curious kid who tends to get himself into trouble. Liam Digby is a 12 year old in the 7th grade who looks like he's a 30 year old adult.

Cosmic frank boyce