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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100593121813
ISBN-139780593121818
eBay Product ID (ePID)20050071342
Product Key Features
Book TitleLion of Mars
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicSocial Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Social Themes / New Experience, Science Fiction
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorJennifer L. Holm
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2020-948296
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Peppered with such intriguing scientific details as the pervasive nature of Mars dust, Holm's absorbing speculative novel is...rendered with a keen sense of place grounded by identifiable sociofamilial relationships." - Publishers Weekly , starred review "A delightful space adventure." - Kirkus Reviews
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
SynopsisLife on Mars is pretty standard.... until a mysterious virus hits. Don't miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish. Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family...and possibly unite an entire planet. Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish , it can't help but feel like home., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Life on Mars is pretty standard.... until a mysterious virus hits. Don't miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish. Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family...and possibly unite an entire planet. Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish , it can't help but feel like home.