Genre: Fiction--Science Fiction
Completed: 5 September 2016
Summary & Review:
After discovering a plot to prevent the colonists on Mars to migrate and avoid the harsh Martian winter, James Marlowe and his alien pet Willis must warn his family and the other members of their small community. The two, along with James friend Frank, escape from their school and make their way back home with the help of a group of Martians who quickly become their friends and allies. After the colonists learn of the plot from the boys, they decide to take matters into their own hands.
Heinlein has quickly become one of my favorite Science Fiction authors. I've heard good things about his young adult novels and decided to give this one a try. While the plot was a little thin, Heinlein was still able to write a readable story. I'll definitely recommend this book to my kids when they get a little older because I loved the morals and principles that Heinlein lionized. He promoted self-reliance, personal liberty, honor, honesty, personal protection, etc.--good 'ole American principles and values. The sad thing is, it felt to strange to be reading a book that treated these things as something to be admired and emulated. It's crazy how much the popular mores have changed in the last 60+ years.
Rating: 6.5
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