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Two young sisters have an unusual adventure when they are picked up by a space ship.Tags
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A short simple science fiction story aimed at middle-school readers.
Two young sisters are kidnapped by aliens and installed in "menagerie" of Earth souvenirs. There must be a way to make the aliens release them, but it will take guts and a most unusual plan.
Bunting's writing is always clever and interesting, even in this short format. Excellent introduction to science fiction for young readers.
Two young sisters are kidnapped by aliens and installed in "menagerie" of Earth souvenirs. There must be a way to make the aliens release them, but it will take guts and a most unusual plan.
Bunting's writing is always clever and interesting, even in this short format. Excellent introduction to science fiction for young readers.
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Eve Bunting was born in 1928 in Maghera, Ireland, as Anne Evelyn Bunting. She graduated from Northern Ireland's Methodist College in Belfast in 1945 and then studied at Belfast's Queen's College. She emigrated with her family in 1958 to California, and became a naturalized citizen in 1969. That same year, she began her writing career, and in 1972, show more her first book, "The Two Giants" was published. In 1976, "One More Flight" won the Golden Kite Medal, and in 1978, "Ghost of Summer" won the Southern California's Council on Literature for Children and Young People's Award for fiction. "Smokey Night" won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1995 and "Winter's Coming" was voted one of the 10 Best Books of 1977 by the New York Times. Bunting is involved in many writer's organizations such as P.E.N., The Authors Guild, the California Writer's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers. She has published stories in both Cricket, and Jack and Jill Magazines, and has written over 150 books in various genres such as children's books, contemporary, historic and realistic fiction, poetry, nonfiction and humor. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Space People
- Original publication date
- 1978
- First words
- Casey wakened and heard her fox barking.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She took her sister's hand, and together they started walking.
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