This is the last of Ann's recommendations for Gabriel that I ordered...and I did NOT save the best for last! In fact, I'm surprised she recommended this one. It's a little weird and I thought, dumb! The only thing I can figure out about her recommending this one is that her fourth graders really liked it. That shows me how far my thinking is from a typical fourth grader!
Ann told me she thought it was a very funny book, but I didn't connect very much with this humor. These little aliens are creative and so is their space ship, but I didn't find anything funny. Weird, yes, but funny, no! And the bully in the book turns out to be a criminal alien. The main character, Rod, doesn't handle the bullying well, and gives kids nothing much to learn from. One positive trait that he displays is his care for his younger twin siblings. The part about him not being able to lie could have been done better...also his missing father is not resolved in any constructive way. Just weird, with an aburpt anti-climactic ending. I will not be buying or reading any more in this series... I'm kind of puzzled about what to tell Gabriel about this book. Hmmmmmm...
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