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You Can't Have My Planet, But Take My Brother, Please
Thirteen-year-old Giles is the last person anyone would expect to save the planet. he's not as charming as his little sister, and not as brainy as his goody-goody older brother. But when Giles witnesses an alien realtor showing Earth to possible new tenants, he knows he'd better do something. With the help of an alien "attorney" and the maddest scientist in middle-grade fi...more
245 pages
Published
April 10th 2012
by Feiwel & Friends
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Giles is a middle child sandwiched between an extremely bright older brother and a musical prodigy younger sister. He feels like the overlooked part of the sandwich. His skills are tree climbing and poetry writing. But it is Giles who discovers a plot in which aliens are trying to sell the Earth and evict all the humans to a planet that is a wasteland. This ordinary boy has to step up and save the Earth.
But Giles isn't alone. He can invite three other children to help him. He has to invite his b...more
But Giles isn't alone. He can invite three other children to help him. He has to invite his b...more
It's hard to find good scifi for middle grade readers but this book fills the bill. I think we should consider this book for BOB; it's more humorous than Cosmic but I think the students who liked that last year will enjoy this book.
Giles is the middle child in his family, eclipsed by his genius-level older brother and his violin-playing prodigy little sister. His specialty seems to be getting things messed up. When he finds that an alien realtor is about to sell Earth because humans have failed...more
Giles is the middle child in his family, eclipsed by his genius-level older brother and his violin-playing prodigy little sister. His specialty seems to be getting things messed up. When he finds that an alien realtor is about to sell Earth because humans have failed...more
Giles hates being the middle child because he feels so insignificant. Those feelings change when the fate of the planet is up to him!
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Very clever and imaginative writing. Funny and easy reading.
Just a fun book overall! Easy read!
I read about 8 chapters of the book and I still didn't feel like reading it. Maybe I'll try it again later.
This is cute, but not wowing me.
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Along with writing novels, James Mihaley is also a poet and a screenwriter. He is a professional hip hop dancer and choreographer. Back in high school, he once drove one thousand miles in one day to see a rock concert and almost missed the show. James loves to swim and almost got eaten by a shark in the Bahamas. He truly believes it is impossible to be depressed while eating honeydew melon.
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