2017 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide (Young Explorer's Adventure Guides)

Allen, Maggie; Shepard, Zach; Souza, Doug C.; Angway, Marilag; Toonder, Scott; Vogel, Dawn; Barretta, Michael; Casha, Salena; Choi, Eric; Crilly, Brandon

ISBN 10: 1940924219 / ISBN 13: 9781940924212

Published by Dreaming Robot Press, 2016

About this Item

The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Seller Inventory # BVV.1940924219.G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 2017 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide (Young Explorer's Adventure Guides)
• Publisher: Dreaming Robot Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940924219
• ISBN 13: 9781940924212
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Do you love new planets, spaceships, and adventure? You'll love this collection of science fiction stories, because it's stuffed full of amazing futuristic excitement! Zip through the stars in spaceships while exploring uncharted universes in these amazing adventures for girls, boys and robots of all ages! Get it now, and blast off today!

Review

A diverse collection of futuristic stories set within contemporary emotional landscapes, tailor-made for millennials. Each author offers a distinct vision of what life may be like for teens of the future, from life on Mars to living with robots and having aliens for best friends. Authors interweave these plots with delicate true-to-life situations including coping with the divorce of one's parents and losing a parent, themes that let readers know that with all of the wonder and possibility that future technology might bring, parents that live on Mars still get divorced, and human beings still die of cancer. Dianna Sanchez presents the story of a young Latina born into an agrarian Martian family who visits her extended relatives on drought-ridden Earth for the first time. Mike Barretta imagines a high school biology project that genetically modifies a live chicken egg into a dragon. Adding a dash of humor, R.W.W. Greene brilliantly depicts what a space-age timeout might look like. Other authors include Nancy Kress, Zach Shephard, Deborah Walker, Eric Choi, and Leandra Wallace, and more. This collection of short science fiction is an ideal entrée to the genre for neophytes, as it's not laden with heavy doses of technological jargon or larded with dystopian violence. Offering just the right amount of imagination, humor, and contemporary nuances to engage young readers, this is a must-have in science-fiction collections serving middle graders and teens. (Science fiction/short stories. 10-16) Kirkus Review of Books