Akiko in the Castle of Alia Rellapor

Akiko and her crew Spuckler Boach, Mr. Beeba, Poog, and Gax have faced dangers unimaginable to the average fourth-grade earthling. Now their mission is finally coming to an end. At last they've reached the castle of Alia Rellapor but that doesn't mean that things have gotten any easier. The castle is heavily guarded by robots and getting inside won't be easy. If they do get in, they have to locate Prince Froptoppit, free him from captivity, and escape from the castle without alerting the guards or their leader, the half man half machine Throck. Can a girl who's too scared to be school safety leader pull it off? If anyone can, Akiko can!

Mark Crilley was raised in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1988, he traveled to Taiwan and Japan, where he taught English to students of all ages for nearly five years. It was during his stay in Japan in 1992 that he created Akiko and the story of her journey to Smoo.