Title:
Project:
Terra Crash Course #1
Author:
Landry
Q. Walker, Keith Zoo (Illustrator)
Genre:
Science
fiction, Middle Grade, Fiction
Publisher:
Penguin
Workshop
Publishing
date: September 19th 2017
Pages:
221
Rating
★★★★☆
Hello! Today I’m reviewing another middle grade
book, Project Terra Crash Course.
This book follows the
story of Elara Adele Vaughn, a girl who dreams to become a top planetary at the
Seven Systems School of Terraforming Sciences and Arts. But for all her
excitement, life at her new school is a lot tougher--and stranger--than she
ever thought possible. Her roommate, Clare, is a mute, intergalactic sponge. A
field trip almost ended in the belly of a monster. And no one at her new school
knows what it's like to grow up on a planet so far away it's called
"Nowhere." But if the galaxy's greatest terraformers made it through
their first year, then so can Elara.
This book has a kind of
generic storyline, a girl who tries to prove herself at school but turns
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| Cover of the sequel. Pub date: Jun 05, 2018 |
The characters are
diverse in race (aliens) and personality, this serves to give strong messages
against discrimination, prejudice and bullying. Their differences make them
complement each other. Elara is a good protagonist, determined, intelligent,
skilled and friendly. She is capable of learning from her mistakes and to
accept everyone, no matter how different they are from her, she is always
curious and willing to help.
The story line is more
focused on explain how this universe works, to get the reader accustomed to all
the terminology and establish the setting. The first part works more as a slice
of life, it’s on the second half that something big is discovered and a big
mystery appears. The book has action, friendship, interesting setting and some
humor.
I found this to be a
light, fast paced and definitely entertaining read, complemented with cute
illustrations. it’s perfect for the
audience its targeted to.
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