yellowdjo's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good book about what it would be like living on mars and having a war with Aliens. This is for middle school aged, but I will have it in my classroom if one of my students has a higher reading level.
storytimed's review against another edition
4.0
Just a classic, fun kids' adventure book. I liked the squad with their different abilities, I liked the aliens, I liked the unexpected darkness of everything getting a bit Lord of the Flies. Stakes felt real but book remained entertaining all the way through.
mountainsatellite's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
cornflower's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
snazel's review against another edition
5.0
FANTASTIC. Funny, and heartfelt, and so good. Sophia McDougall is now an auto-buy author.
limabean74's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 this was cute just very long but I did adore the character. Review coming soon
yapha's review against another edition
5.0
It's been 15 years of war with the Morrors, and for 12-year-old Alice Dare that is more than her whole life. Her mother is a heroic spacefighter in the Exo-Defense Force and her father is onboard a submarine when Alice and a couple hundred other kids are evacuated to Mars to begin their army training. Mars is being terraformed into an inhabitable planet, but it still has a long way to go. There is not much out there other than the kids, some scientists, a few army trainers, and the civilian robots who take care of them. When things start to go horribly wrong (think Lord of the Flies), Alice and her two friends Josephine and Carl, as well as as Carl's younger brother Noel and a robot goldfish set out for help. Along the way they discover what exactly is going on with the aliens. This is action-packed and funny, science fiction at its best! Highly recommended for grades 4-7.
christophertd's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful adventure, with invisible aliens, and talking fish. Featuring girls and women in lead roles throughout, in a way that feels effortless and perfectly normal (as it should be, dammit). I wish I knew more children to recommend it it to, so in the meantime all you adults had better read it instead.