"Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space"--
After being invited to join a secret scout society known as the League of Lasers, Avani must survive a challenge of being stranded on a planet with hostile inhabitants, little food and water, and the presence of Pam, her nemesis and rival.