Cosmic

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Finally, a book I can wholeheartedly recommend to my students. The story is about Liam Digby. He has always been called big for his age, but by the time he is twelve, he is sprouting facial hair and is often mistaken for an adult. Sometimes this comes in handy. He can pretend to be his friend Florida's dad as they go about town. When he hears about a contest for the best father, his eagerness to win a ride on the world's best thrill ride,leads him to enter as a dad. When he wins, he persuades Florida to come with him as his daughter. What he doesn't know is that the thrill ride is actually a trip into space, which is how he ends up as a twelve-year-old with four other twelve-year-olds in outer space. Ties into video gaming and the humor of middle school, makes this an entertaining adventure most students will enjoy.



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