"Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. 

"Together, this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by a galaxyful of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox - the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and total out-to-luck president of the galaxy; Trillian (formerly Tricia McMillan), Zaphod's girlfriend, who Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all of the ballpoint pens he's bought over the years.

"Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? For all of the answers, stick your thumb to the stars!"

In this two-week novel study, students will participate in discussions, literary analysis, creative writing, cover art, and more while reading Douglas Adam's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! The novel is a combination of science and humor which is both fun and whimsical. It may be two weeks, but DON'T PANIC! because the guide provides everything you need to know to be successful traveling the galaxy with a series of unique alien life forms. Students will be challenged to investigate the humor of the novel while challenging one another in various activities. 

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Del Rey Trade Paperback ed., New York, Del Rey, 2017.