At the end of First Contact, four and half months passed between the final two chapters. This book is the story of what happened between those two chapters.Trouble in the CTC! is the second book in a new series about the colonists of the starship Constellation and their adventures getting to Terra Prime and then colonizing the new planet. It is written for ages 7-12.Praise for the first book, First "We read this aloud with our kids and they loved it...two tentacles up!""This was a great book, I highly recommend it for kids!""Great storytelling and vivid use of language and imagination.""A well-written and entertaining story for young science fiction fans.""Can't wait for Book #2!""I totally recommend this series!""A good, solid, clean adventure story that kids will enjoy!"The Terra Prime Adventures is a sci-fi adventure series of chapter books for ages 6-11. They were created to introduce the joys of science fiction to a young audience in a family-friendly way. They are positive, age-appropriate, and they focus on problem-solving and facing your fears in difficult situations. They follow the adventures of 12-year-old Zack Platt and his family as they leave Earth to begin a new life on the planet Terra Prime.
The 2nd book in the series is as good as the first one. I was excited to see that there were more challenges Zack had to face alone on the Constellation. The problems added a thrill of excitement but were not scary. This would be great for kids who are sensitive to scary things but love space. I like how book 2 added more depth to the character's personalities. If you haven't read the 1st book, you could still pick up this book as the author explains a bit about what happened during the first book. We read this as a family read-aloud, and I will be adding it as independent reading for my 8-year-old for his school work this summer.
My 9 year old and I absolutely loved this book. I was just planning on reading a few chapters of book 1 in this series out loud to my son, but we just couldn't put it down. Not only that, but as soon as we finished book 1, I immediately purchased book 2 and we read that one together as well. We can't wait to read the next book in this series, but I think that will have to wait until tomorrow.