But as hard as it was for the adults, it was even worse being a kid there. It turned out, living on the moon was far more difficult than anyone had predicted. When NASA had recruited us, they had made it sound like MBA would be the most exciting, amazing, incredible place in the universe. Along with a handful of other scientists and their children, we lived at Moon Base Alpha, the first human settlement in outer space. We were some of the first lunar colonists. Now, before you start thinking that my father was the biggest cheapskate on earth, there are a few things you need to know:įor starters, my father couldn’t have been the biggest cheapskate on earth, because we didn’t live on earth. Recommended as a breezy read, especially for the budding space scientist.- Bob Hassett, Luther Jackson Middle School, Falls Church, VA Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.For my thirteenth birthday, my father gave me the greatest present I could have ever hoped for: He took me outside to play catch. The prospect and related concerns of contact with a distant race of super-intelligent beings provide an intriguing 'what if' counterpoint. The difficulty of learning to run in reduced gravity, the dreary food, ubiquitous technologies, and recycled water (urine is purified and returned to the reservoir) all are treated evenhandedly and with reference to relevant science. But Gibbs's passion for science is obvious, and his portrayal of what life might be like for a middle schooler in space is credible and insightful. Some of the characters are colored with a broad brush, such as Kira the tween-age super hacker the vile, 'pure white' Sjoberg family and Chang Hi-Tech, the tattooed and mohawked tech guru. Holtz of stealing his brilliant idea the shoddy psychiatrist whom Holtz tried to keep off of the mission even Lars Sjoberg, the hapless and arrogant billionaire space tourist. There are multiple suspects, each with a seemingly plausible motive-the scientist who accuses Dr. The story is fun, if somewhat thin a space-age Agatha Christie mystery grafted onto a Scooby Doo plot. Despite warnings from the base's autocratic commander, Dash continues to investigate the incident as a possible murder. Life is mostly dull (watching TV, going to the gym to keep fit, and playing video games-not much variety) until Ronald Holtz, beloved base physician, dies under suspicious circumstances.

Gr 4-6-It's 2041, and 12-year-old Dash Gibson lives with his family in Moon Base Alpha, the first lunar outpost. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th

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