Scrub’s grandma runs the “Intergalactic Bed-and-Breakfast,” an inn that caters to science fiction fanatics. At least that’s what Scrub has always been told. When he comes to stay with her for the summer, he goes quickly from embarrassment (“The house was jet black, with huge murals of comets and stars and planets on each side, painted on with what looked like glittery nail polish”) to dismay when he learns her clientele are the real thing—aliens from other galaxies. In fact, her inn has become a universal vacation destination—literally! The sheriff in the small Washington state town where she lives has been getting suspicious about her unusual guests, and Scrub’s grandma is hoping Scrub can help her disguise new arrivals so they better blend in. Scrub deals with the mayhem of his grandma’s business, the mounting threat from the sheriff, and his first crush—on the sheriff’s daughter, no less—in Clete Barrett Smith’s clever, lighthearted offering. (Ages 8–11)

13-year-old David discovers that his grandmother's inn is a portal for comical aliens from all over the universe---a secret that, until now, she has been able to keep from her small town.

Scrub isn't happy about having to spend the summer with his hippie grandmother in "Middle of Nowhere," Washington. When he arrives at her Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, he's not surprised by its 1960s-meets-Star Wars decor; but he is surprised by the weird looking guests. It turns out that each room in the inn is a portal and his grandma is the gatekeeper, allowing aliens to vacation on Earth. She desperately needs Scrub's help with disguising the tourists as humans. As if that weren't difficult enough, the town sheriff is already suspicious of Granny. One wrong move and Scrub could blow Grandma's cover, forcing the B&B to shut down forever. And when it comes to aliens, every move seems wrong . . .

Full of cosmic chaos and mind-bending mayhem, Scrub's summer adventure will leave readers wanting to make a return trip.