Countdown by Ben Mikaelsen

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In two parallel stories, a fourteen-year-old boy who is NASA's first Junior Astronaut and a fourteen-year-old Maasai herder in Kenya both edge into maturity while questioning their family traditions.

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nx74defiant 1,682 reviews

The description is a little misleading. Elliot has more than one person to talk to. Elliot starts out behaving badly in Astronaut training, but he realizes it and changes for the better. Elliot and Vincent get very angry with each other because they are so alike.

Mar 12, 2017

Faith_Murri 468 reviews

I don't think I really need to explain why every 7th grader living in America from the years 2008 to 2014 all hate this book with a passion.

Dec 9, 2019