What happened to Zack Platt between chapters 9 and 10 of First Contact ?
Trouble in the CTC! is the second book in an exciting new original sci-fi series about twelve-year-old Zack Platt and the other brave explorers of the starship Constellation , as they attempt to get to the planet Terra Prime and make it their new home.
Praise for the first book, First Contact :
"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 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.