Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy by Gareth Wronski

But when Jayla is captured and the President refuses to help them, the group are left on their own to defeat the Pirate Lord and his brainwashing machine known as The Forge. Spurning a chance to return to Earth, Holly and Mendez, together with galactic bounty hunter Toshiro and robot ASTrO, decide to defeat the pirates with the help of the President of the Universe. On the run from the pirates, Chester is revealed to be the real princess, Jalya, desperately fleeing her stifling royal life and the tyranny of the pirates who have killed her parents and taken over her home world. Mendez, after Holly is mistaken for the missing Princess of the Galaxy. Nerdy middle schooler Holly Farb, fresh from losing school council elections and hoping to be accepted into an elite private school, is abducted by alien pirates, along with schoolmate Chester and teacher Mr. New York, NY: Alladin (Distributed in Canada by Simon and Schuster), June, 2017. Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy. CM Magazine: Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy.

Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy by Gareth Wronski