Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Hyperion Book Children
Pages
248
Description
In two parallel stories, a fourteen-year-old boy who is NASA's first Junior Astronaut and a fourteen-year-old Maasai herder in Kenya both edge into maturity while questioning their family traditions.
Description
When 14-year-old Elliot Schroeder is selected by NASA to be the first Junior Astronaut, he has no way of knowing the profound effect it will have on Vincent Ole Tome, a Maasai herder who is also 14 years old. An unexpected event puts the boys in contact via short-wave radio, and an African drought and an in-space emergency bring about a climactic fact-to-face meeting.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
248 p.; 7.6 inches
ISBN
0786812087 / 9780786812080
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Lexile
650L
User reviews
LibraryThing member nx74defiant
The description is a little misleading. Elliot has more than one person to talk to. Elliot starts out behaving badly in Astronaut training, but he realizes it and changes for the better. Elliot and Vincent get very angry with each other because they are so alike.
LibraryThing member Faith_Murri
I don't think I really need to explain why every 7th grader living in America from the years 2008 to 2014 all hate this book with a passion.
Awards
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1998)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1999)
Call number
J4C.Mik