OGILVY, DAVID. — Escape From Jupiter.
London: BBC Children's Books, 1995. 0563404302. Originally published in Australia, where it was a Film Australia/NHK co-production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "When a volcanic eruption destroys the mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, Michael, Kumiko, Gerard, Anna, Kingston and a small group of surviving adults are forced to flee their crumbling world. Seeking shelter on the derelict space station KL5 floating above Io, they convert it into a makeshift spacecraft and head off in a desperate attempt to reach Earth. But KL5 was never meant to cross the galaxy. It wans't built to withstand meteorite storms. And it's running out of fuel.." Pp.232. Paperback. VG.