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  <read_at>Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Zack Goodspeed is a normal kid with average parents and an eccentric grandfather who invents things.  One of these inventions is a source of power that is used to fuel a spaceship destined for the moon.  Zack stows away on his grandfather’s ship along with a girl named Max.  There is some adventure, treachery and maybe even the beginnings of love?  <br/><br/>I don’t know, as I gave up reading 2/3 of the way through.  The pace was excruciatingly slow, the characters were one-dimensional, and I finally set the book aside because I just didn’t care anymore.  The overuse of the word “team” was terribly annoying.  It reminded me too much of work.  As Dr. Cameron said in <em>House</em>, “I hate sports metaphors.”<br/><br/>The author, Christopher Mahoney, sent me an early release galley.  Perhaps some of the book's flaws were addressed in the final version.  <br/><br/>The cover art is great, though.<br/><br/>]]></body>
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