The Girl who Fell to Earth
by Patricia Forde
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Pub Date Oct 03 2023 | Archive Date Oct 30 2023
Publisher Spotlight | Little Island Books
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Description
Bank Street Best Children's Books 2024
Written by the newly-appointed Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate)
A gripping high-concept speculative middle-grade novel from the award-winning author of Bumpfizzle, the Best on Planet Earth and The List
Aria lives on a well-ordered planet whose people have eradicated illness and even death. Earth is their ‘shadow planet’ which they populated with humans centuries ago so they could study them and learn from their experiences.
Now the experiment is coming to an end and Aria must go to Earth with her scientist father to set off a train of events which will destroy its people. Brought up to believe that humans are inferior, Aria is shocked to discover that she is herself half human, and amazed to find that Earth-dwellers live life to the full and feel love for each other, even though they are mortal.
But once she understands this, how can she save them, and herself, from destruction?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781915071439 |
| PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Laurie Y, Educator
The premise and the overall plot are interesting enough to hook a middle school reader and the actions of the character are relatable. Aria, Megan and Duke make rash decisions like a group 13-year-olds would, and adult intervention is generally negative. This is a great book for students who enjoy a little science fiction, action, and some drama thrown into the mix.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.
Heidi A, Librarian
This is a book I would recommend to teachers and librarians teaching specifically the genre of science fiction. It asks the big moral and ethical questions that science fiction traditionally asks of its readers in a story that is accessible to middle grade readers.
Heather S, Educator
This book is such a great concept! I loved everything about it. In fact- I didn't want it to end. I want to know more and have so many questions!
Holly S, Librarian
The Girl who Fell to Earth is a science fiction/dystopian novel about a girl from another planet that uses Earth as an experimental planet is sent to Earth to help unleash a virus to destroy humanity. The longer she spends on Earth the more she comes to care for humans and realize the things she's been told about Earth are not true. The ending felt rushed to me, but fans of SciFi will likely be satisfied.
Bethany G, Reviewer
This was such a cool middle grade sci-fi! I found it at times a bit simplistic but that would likely play perfectly for its intended audience.
We see a lot of alien stories from the human perspective, and that flips this on our head and shows us what an alien girl who was raised to see humanity as a disposable experiment might be like.
It was really well done!
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