I loved the first one too. If you haven't read it, start there. We passed the first on to our ten year old niece in Northern Maine...as the niece of two booklovers one of whom writes children's book reviews for a (partial) living and goes to American Library Conferences, and has been on the Newbery twice--she gets a LOT of books as gifts. On our visit in June 2012, we asked her what her favorite book from Uncles Tim & Trent was. the speedy answer: "Zita Space Girl" Guess where this one went when I finished it?
I don't want to spoil this with much of a synopsis. Let's just say that Zita is tiring of fame and she finds her solution isn't the easy fix she thought it was. She gets to save the universe again...or at least one planet. There's a "to be continued" at the end (squeee!), and Ben Hatke's art and imagination are again delightfully in evidence. As I stayed up late last night to gulp this down in one sitting, I was reminded again and again of the work of a certain Japanese author/animator I love...this is like an outer-space Miyazaki tale. It's Ponyo in outerspace. It's Kiki's Delivery Service in the stars. Just lovely (and a page-turning adventure). Ready for the next one, Ben!
I loved the first one too. If you haven't read it, start there. We passed the first on to our ten year old niece in Northern Maine...as the niece of two booklovers one of whom writes children's book reviews for a (partial) living and goes to American Library Conferences, and has been on the Newbery twice--she gets a LOT of books as gifts. On our visit in June 2012, we asked her what her favorite book from Uncles Tim & Trent was. the speedy answer: "Zita Space Girl" Guess where this one went when I finished it?
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About MeTim is a writer, book reviewer and Librarian. He has a Master's of Library Science and was on the Newbery Committee twice. Technology scares and often annoys him, but he is always game for a silly costume! Archives
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