The Doom Machine by Mark Teague
Take a trip back to 1956 as Jack Creedle (of the notorious no-good Creedle's) and Isadora Shumway (daughter of a very logical female scientist) end up being Earth's only chance to stop the invasion of giant spider creatures. The Skreepish empire has already consumed its second planet and is eying Earth for their next home.
As Jack and Isadora cross the galaxy they find themselves hailed as the children in "the prophecy" that will set the slave planets of Skeerpia free. By using Jack's natural talent for fixing engines and some logical thinking they just might save the universe and make it back home in time for dinner.
This is Teague's first novel for children and he crafts a fabulous tale of time and space, rights and wrongs, consumption and its devestating effects and he even throws in a bit of government subterfuge just for fun. The character development of Jack and Isadora allow them to gorw, and not grow as they are always the same and on Hellebeezia. The rational thinking of Isadora's mother contrasted against Uncle Bud's do-anything-to-stay-alive actions are a great juxtaposition of the ways people can respond to situations.
Score: 4.5 out of 5
To suggest other titles to the committee, please email newberysuggestions@kcls.org.
Take a trip back to 1956 as Jack Creedle (of the notorious no-good Creedle's) and Isadora Shumway (daughter of a very logical female scientist) end up being Earth's only chance to stop the invasion of giant spider creatures. The Skreepish empire has already consumed its second planet and is eying Earth for their next home.
As Jack and Isadora cross the galaxy they find themselves hailed as the children in "the prophecy" that will set the slave planets of Skeerpia free. By using Jack's natural talent for fixing engines and some logical thinking they just might save the universe and make it back home in time for dinner.
This is Teague's first novel for children and he crafts a fabulous tale of time and space, rights and wrongs, consumption and its devestating effects and he even throws in a bit of government subterfuge just for fun. The character development of Jack and Isadora allow them to gorw, and not grow as they are always the same and on Hellebeezia. The rational thinking of Isadora's mother contrasted against Uncle Bud's do-anything-to-stay-alive actions are a great juxtaposition of the ways people can respond to situations.
Score: 4.5 out of 5
To suggest other titles to the committee, please email newberysuggestions@kcls.org.
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