
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 20, 2017
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- Who it’s for
- A playful collision of list-making, unlikely friendship, and Earth-sized stakes.
- Themes
- Belonging, Foster family, Appreciating Earth
- Pacing
- Fast
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A one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That's important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it's even more important when your grandfather can't care for you anymore and you have to go live with a foster family out in the country.
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Prez is still learning to fit in at his new home when he answers the door to meet Sputnik—a kid who is more than a little strange. First, he can hear what Prez is thinking. Second, he looks like a dog to everyone except Prez. Third, he can manipulate the laws of space and time. Sputnik, it turns out is an alien, and he's got a mission that requires Prez's help: the Earth has been marked for destruction, and the only way they can stop it is to come up with ten reasons why the planet should be saved. Thus begins one of the most fun and eventful summers of Prez's life, as he and Sputnik set out on a journey to compile the most important list Prez has ever made—and discover just what makes our world so remarkable.
Lists and Lifelines
A playful collision of list-making, unlikely friendship, and Earth-sized stakes.
Come here for
- A strange alien, a thoughtful boy, and a list with planetary consequences
- Humor alongside the search for a place to belong
Expect
- An eventful summer that mixes foster-family adjustment with cosmic absurdity
- A story that finds wonder in the reasons our world matters
Where it sits
| Alien Contact | 92% |
|---|---|
| Magic & Fantasy | 51% |
| Orphans & Foster Kids | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Orphans & Foster Kids
- Magic & Fantasy
- Friendship
- Authors
- Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 20, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Belonging · Foster family · Appreciating Earth
- Reading lane
- Orphans & Foster Kids