Olivia & the Gentleman from Outer Space

Olivia & the Gentleman from Outer Space
by Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev is such an adventurous book. The writing style is quiet simple but enchanted

I love the storyline between the aileen and rhe human ot shows how far away your away from home. You will always have a friend. This book was approved for me to read and review by netgalley and the publisher.

I really enjoyed reading this, it does what I wanted from a children's novel. Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev has a great style for this type of book and I was invested in what was happening. The characters were wonderfully done and I am glad I was able to read this.

"I glanced nervously around and then cast my eyes at the empty plate before me. “Well,” I stuttered, quietly. “I think if I were to talk about myself . . . I think I’d talk about Dad, the farmhouse, Pirate, my dog, and all the animals—including the wheatfields that feed them.” I began to rub my thumbs together. “I never really knew my mom because she passed away a long time ago."

Olivia & the Gentleman from Outer Space
by Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev is such an adventurous book.
The writing style is quite simple but enchanting at the same time
My nephews loved this book at bedtime !

What worked:
The most obvious aspect of this book is its wholesomeness. As the title states, a gentleman alien named Galax arrives on Earth to take Olivia on an adventure among the stars. Their sole mission is to retrieve the Black Ruby that can heal and repair anything but their motivation is to save Olivia’s father from dying of cancer. Galax calls Olivia the Princess of Blue Earth and refers to her with respectful terms when not using her name. His favorite number is a million billion trillion as he uses it to describe time and distance across the universe, although his spaceship and knowledge of wormholes allow him to travel more quickly than imaginable. Olivia and Galax stop to recuperate on a planet inhabited by women from Earth who do all they can to make the pair comfortable.
The author creates an inventive story based on science fiction and imagination. Galax’s spaceship is able to generate impossible speeds and is almost indestructible. Galax is able to repair and heal almost anything although the effort it takes has its limits. He’s nearing the end of his life-energy so the success of the quest is the only thing that will save him from dying. Galax has a residence on the moon and he shares a story about his meeting with the Apollo 11 astronauts. Olivia is concerned that a trip across the universe will take too long so they’ll never make it back in time to save her father. However, Galax informs her that time works differently in space as time on one planet they visit doesn’t move at all.
What didn’t work as well:
The showdown with the Black Priests in the climax lacks the suspense and uncertainty that readers might expect. The priests are a menace across the universe but the non-violent nature of the story takes the bite out of their threat.
The Final Verdict:
This book shares an entertaining journey into space that’s void of violence, profanity, and suggestive material that’s found in many middle-grade novels. The plot moves quickly resulting in a quick read that will appeal to young readers.

A cute fun scifi/fantasy for young readers. It's about adventure, friendship, and not being afraid to do things. Although the flow was a bit lacking for older readers, it was still fun.
I received an ARC copy from NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

An enchanting and well written novel. Great characters and good storytelling.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

When six-year-old Olivia finds a glowing treasure map that only she can see, she has no idea what it means. But seven years later, when a spaceship lands in the wheatfields behind the farmhouse where she lives with her dad, she discovers she has an important destiny to fulfill. According to Galax, the boy in the ship, she is the Princess of Blue Earth. Only she can lead the pair to the Black Ruby, which has the power to heal anything—including her father’s cancer. The pair set out into space where they explore magical and ethereal beauty. But on their quest, they face threats from six Black Priests who could take everything away. Only friendship has the power to transcend time and space.
I really enjoyed reading this short book! Of course, it's sci-fi, and the concept is far-fetched. But it prompted me to dream. I found myself imagining what it would be like to travel to those far-away places with Olivia and Galax.
In places, the book feels a little preachy. And I noticed a few plot holes where a destination was mentioned once and then skipped over. However, I really enjoyed the message of this book. The themes of friendship, hope, teamwork, courage, self-worth, and love touched my emotions. I would definitely read more novels by the author.
Some of my favorite quotes:
“We all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in grains of sand. But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls. We get it churched out, spanked out, washed out, and combed out. We get put on the straight and narrow and told to be responsible. Told to act our age. Told to grow up, for God’s sake. And you know why we were told that? Because the people doing the telling were afraid of our wildness and youth, and because the magic we knew made them ashamed and sad of what they’d allowed to whither in themselves”— Robert McCammon
I suppose that’s why children grow up— to discover new things and to teach adults new ways.
It’s a home because there’s love in it.
“I am famous.”“But how?” I asked. “I’m famous to me.”
“But what if your life isn’t a good story?” He thought for a moment. “Well, then—” he began. “It is why it’s important to not only tell good stories, but to lead a life worth telling stories about.”
There’s no point in doubting yourself. You are what you’ll become. You’ll be what you always were: a majestic princess.

Six year old Olivia is on her way home when a sheet of paper that flies in the breeze toward her. She picks it up to discover a map and writing on it. She can’t decipher the writing but thinks it must be a treasure map. Her dad will be able to read it. Dad looks at the paper and sees nothing on it. Olivia is disappointed. Several years passed, one day looking out her bedroom window she sees a spaceship land in the wheat field. She runs out to the spaceship. It appears destroyed but finds the pilot and talks to him. His name is Galax. Olivia finds out that she has a destiny to fulfill in outer space. She will be taken to a planet to find the black ruby. The black ruby can heal illnesses, even her father’s lung cancer. It will not be easy to do. It is a dangerous trip that Galax and Olivia will take. Will they get to the planet? Will they find the black ruby?

The author has written a science fiction novel that will enchant the reader. The plot moves quickly. It gives a positive vision of unusual changes.Olivia learns that one of her gifts is observation which she grows to appreciate. This journey and adventure will change her. I loved this novel as there is humor besides surprises in the story. She also values her friendship with Galax. It’s a story I won’t forget.

Olivia's dad is dying of lung cancer, so when a mysterious being from outer space arrives, Olivia takes the chance to hunt for the black ruby that can save her father's life. Olivia and Galax travel through darkness and light, danger and friendship to find the ruby, but it turns out to be quite different from what they were expecting.

In some ways, this book reminded me of Le Petit Prince; there's the jetting through the universe in the pursuit of love as well as the creative imagery and poetic wording. This is a rather atmospheric book that takes pains to create fluffy pictures out of dreamy language for a solid mood. It still has some amateur mistakes, however, that distracted me, and there are a lot of things that simply aren't explained. Why is Olivia's hair so long? Who are these black priests anyway? What are the mermaids about? What happened to Galax's family? Overall, this was a cozy read that inspired lovely dreams when read at bedtime, but I'd love to see it developed just a bit more.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

This middle-grade book is a clean story of adventure that achieves more of an elementary school interest level despite the serious basis of the plot. Six-year-old Olivia must find a mystical black ruby to cure her father’s cancer. Fortunately, Olivia has the assistance of her new friend Galax who arrived in Kansas on a spaceship. Although Galax has magical powers, he can not transmit them to or do the saving work for Olivia.. He can, however, assist her in her quest.. This reinforces the value of friendship with others who are different.. Olivia also seems to represent the wonder that children feel in every day life and their vivid imaginations. For example, when Olivia discovers a mystical map in an indecipherable language, her father sees only a blank piece of paper that blew into her hands like trash from a school yard. The cover design reminded me of vintage movie posters for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and this book does have that space travel/ space alien element. The author, however, compares his book to The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a famous novella known for its space travel with themes of death, friendship, and love. For me, that seems like a very ambitious comp title. As for a rating, it was a 3.75 for me since problems were resolved so immediately that the book lacked the suspense or sustained conflict to hold a reader’s attention; the rating is rounded to a 4 to fit the star system. Parents who read this book to younger children will not have to worry about violence or bad language. Thank you NetGalley for the e-copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

My daughter, Olivia, and I enjoyed reading this together before she went to bed. It's an enchanting story about friendship, allowing children to travel to a fantasyland without leaving their bedrooms.

A 5 star review from my 9 year old co-reviewer and me! This book gave a great insight into new planets and worlds and proved that friendship is the most powerful force for good in the world!

A sweet and easy to read middle grade/young reader scifi novel. Olivia lives on a farm in Kansas with her father, who we quickly learn is suffering from lung cancer. One night, she is astounded to see a spaceship crash down in their wheat field. She rushes to the site and meets Galax, an alien prince with impeccable manners and the ability to heal by touch. She then journeys with him into space in a quest for the black ruby, which keeps Galax alive, and would allow him the power to heal Olivia's father completely.
The greatest strengths of this book are the descriptions of the beauty of space and the different planets that Olivia and Galax journey to, as well as the focus on friendship and love. There's a lot of imagination here. The writing may not be perfect, and the stakes don't feel very high, but this is still a fun and enjoyable little story. I think that children who enjoy space and fantasy would easily get something out of this book.

Olivia teams up with an alien to find the Ruby stone a save her father. Cute story. Geared for young adults.

This is an amazing work of imagination in Sci-fic genre. It is a story of a 6 year old girl who fantasizes over the treasure maps and always wanted to know what it means as she couldn't resolve the mystery by then. After some years, one night, she saw a space ship landed in her farm ruining her crop. Came out one boy named Galax who came from a "million billion trillion” miles away into space.
Galax need someone to find Black Ruby, the reason of his survival and Olivia wanted it for the purpose of healing her father from diseases. They went on to different planets and the hometown of Galax too and then in the search of deep sea where they will find black ruby by reading the map that only Olivia can, but also saving themselves from the threat of Black priests.

Overall, this is a very gripping and engaging work by Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev.