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Blast from the Past! (The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella Book #5 (A Hello!Lucky Book)): A Graphic Novel

Blast from the Past! (The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella Book #5 (A Hello!Lucky Book)): A Graphic Novel

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Author(s)

Sabrina Moyle

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Eunice Moyle

Publisher

Abrams Fanfare

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Release Date

January 06, 2026

ISBN

978-1419774577

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Best friends Astrid and Stella are back for another out-of-this-world adventure in Blast from the Past!, the fifth story in the popular early graphic novel series from bestselling creators Hello!Lucky

Fire up the turbo pumps, best friends Astrid and Stella are off on another high-flying adventure!

Alert! Alert! The Friend Ship’s been hacked! A pack of evil pugs have infected Bobo with a computer virus and taken Astrid and Stella hostage! Unable to rescue his friends alone, Bobo builds a sidekick—Zobo, a friendly new robot with a talent for smashing things. The two will have to work together to free Astrid and Stella from Pugnacious D and his hungry hounds.

Their daring rescue mission goes awry when the team discovers that the pugs have united with Evil Screenius and Kittywonkus—villains from the crew's past bent on destruction. This terrible trio is bad to the bone, but—with the help of an old friend—Astrid and Stella just might be able to defeat them and escape the doghouse.

With a focus on social-emotional learning and hilarious storytelling from the bestselling Hello!Lucky team, the fifth book in The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid & Stella series is perfect for emerging readers and graphic novel fans.

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charming graphic novel with plenty of silliness and adventure

February 28, 2026 (Updated: June 20, 2026)

Overall rating

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Plot

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Characters

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Writing Style

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Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

BLAST FROM THE PAST is an entertaining sci-fi graphic novel adventure, great for independent readers! Astrid and Stella notice that something seems to be wrong with Bobo, their robot - he has a virus! Before they are able to fix things, their ship is invaded by Pugnacious D and his crew, a group of evil pugs, who eat their snacks, have a dance break, and then capture them. Luckily, Bobo is able to get rid of the virus and starts a rescue mission to get Astrid and Stella back, freeing the rest of the captives as well.

What I loved: This is a great graphic novel for early independent readers. The font is large with limited text on each page. There are no more than four panels on each page, so the pace moves as quickly as readers would like. The text is complimented by colorful, detailed illustrations that bring the silliness and humor to each page. While the plot could sound a little scary, it is so silly and full of humor that it maintains a light tone throughout.

The villains are not at all scary and also full of humor, with strong messages of lessons learned and friendship throughout. Children will enjoy the fun and silliness of the story along with the delightful main characters and their robot. The story ends well with plenty of joy and humor, focusing on friendship and forgiveness.

Final verdict: BLAST FROM THE PAST is a charming graphic novel that is perfect for early independent readers will plenty of silliness, action/adventure, and solid themes of friendship. Highly recommend for young elementary school readers and fans of NARWHAL AND JELLY, PENCIL AND ERASER, and SIMON AND CHESTER.