Jake in Space: Moon Attack by Candice Lemon-Scott
New Frontier Publishing, 2014. ISBN 9781925059090
(Age: 9+) Highly recommended. The opening chapter of this story
should engage its readers - driving at age 11, telepathy, living on
a space station, going to the moon . . .
Our main character, Jake, has struggled to pass his space car
driving test and is now being sent to remedial driving school. To
say he is embarrassed is probably an understatement! The story
continues as Jake starts to make new friends but there is something
strange about Henry. He talks funny, seems to know everything and
Jake is sure he saw Henry going outside without a space suit.
Impossible! Who is Henry? Is he a robot? Is he the good guy? Why is
he always sneaking around?
Jake in Space: Moon Attack moves quickly, is full of all
things 'spacey' and will take readers on an imaginative journey to
the impossible. It is highly recommended for readers aged 9+. The
vocabulary used is descriptive but easy to read, it is full of whizz
bang technology we see in the movies and will have readers engaged
from beginning to end.
Kylie Kempster