Review: Star Girl by Louise ParkAdelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space – one planet at a time?
Planet Polare's ice is melting and the alien life forms are in danger. When SC Star Girl is sent to investigate with her roommate SC Supernova she discovers that not all the dangers come from hairy aliens or strange planets.
Can they work together to save the planet and its alien frozellas?
I love a good MG book and this is certainly no exception.
It reminded me of that fairy training book whose title currently escapes me.
Because, in the fairy book it has pictures of all the cool gadgets the fairy gets to use and its the same in this book: I loved all the illustrations showing the SpaceBerry (cute!) and living quarters.
Addie is the new girl at SEAS: Space Education and Action School. There, they live in space and travel around 'saving space one planet at a time.'
Immediately, there were lots of elements for tweens to connect with: being the new girl, missing old friends/old life, the mean classmate, feeling in over your head but realising you can do it.
It didn't take me long to read (hardly surprising being a MG) but I'm looking forward to reading the others in the series (1-4 available now).
I also liked the uniqueness of this book: it's for MG girls but there's no fairies, unicorns or puppies in sight.
I don't think I've come across a space book for young girls, and I think it's fantastic.
It's out now!
For more information,
Pan Macmillan
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