Meet Ellie — an enthusiastic, bumbling teenager who is fascinated with Mars. When a misunderstanding lands her in the astronaut training program for the first human mission to Mars, Ellie is determined to prove her worth.
The hilarious Long-Lost Secret Diary series put readers inside the heads of unlucky people in unfortunate situations. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn the importance of not being afraid to learn from one's mistakes. Get Real fact boxes featured throughout, as well as a glossary and additional back matter, provide historical context and background.
Despite how highly unrealistic the story gets, the science itself is accurate, as well is NASA's need to sell itself to the public, and the main character does a great job putting everything in layman's terms.
My 4th grader son loved this book! We both did. It was funny and also had interesting facts that my son is enjoying learning about in this stage of his life. Loved the personal style of writing directing bringing the reader in. Thank you Tim :)
This book was really refreshing and enjoyable to read. I love how Tim Collins wrote what he imagined the Mars trip will be like. I love how this book showed that while some people will expect you to be one way, being yourself could save you someday.