Homestead: A New Life on Mars
Homestead: A New Life on Mars
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Stone Arch Books
Just the Series: Redworld   

Series and Publisher: Redworld   

Annotation: Twelve-year-old Belle Song and her family moved to Mars because they were offered good jobs, only to find that the jobs have disappeared--her father, Yun, is unwilling to return to the worn-out Earth, so, to the horror of his city-raised daughter, he buys a farm in the "Wild West" area of Mars, and Belle does her best to adapt to a life which is filled with difficulties and danger.
Genre: [Science fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #144306
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 08/01/17
Illustrator: Tikulin, Tomislav,
Pages: 121 pages
ISBN: 1-496-54819-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-496-54819-1
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2017002461
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

By 2335, Earth's resources have dwindled, so Belle Song and her family immigrate to the newest frontier: Mars. People, homes, weather, and school are strange, but Belle's spunk earns her new friends. Collins superficially touches on timely issues such as refugees, diversity, and natural resource conservation in these facile but quick-paced sci-fi novellas. Full-page illustrations and diary entries appear occasionally. Glos.

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Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)
Word Count: 17,138
Reading Level: 4.6
Interest Level: 4-7
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.6 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 189432 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 650L

Belle Song just wants to go home. She doesn't understand why her family had to move to Mars. The new family farm is in the middle of nowhere. It's dirty, the animals smell, and the people in town aren't very friendly. Worst of all, she misses her friends back on Earth. At least her android, Melody, tries to keep her company. Will Belle learn to enjoy her new life on Mars? Will she be able to make new friends with the alien kids at her school? This Redworld sci-fi tale will capture readers' imaginations and keep them turning the page to follow Belle's adventures on the red planet.


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