Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
10/22/19
Pages:
225 pages
ISBN:
1-368-02377-0
ISBN 13:
978-1-368-02377-1
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2018057040
Dimensions:
21 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
Following the events of their eponymous debut (2018), Sanity and Tallulah are on a class field trip to experience a scientific expedition on a real planet in the Apis system.Living aboard a space station, the students have never been on a real planet. Tallulah is ridiculously excited. Her best friend, Sanity, not so much, as Sanity's big sister, Prudence, is one of the trip chaperones. After landing, the class learns that their expedition site is actually a corporate mining venture run by the FootHold Corporation, a company that mass-produces a much-desired element called heavypaste. The FootHold outpost is situated in the middle of an asteroid field that's supposed to be protected—but of course an asteroid hits the planet, leaving Sanity and Tallulah stranded on an adjoining moon until they encounter a heavypaste space pirate who kidnaps the pair and holds them hostage. When local miners warn the planet is going to explode, the stranded students utilize rock-eating spacebees and their scientific ingenuity to craft an almost impossible escape plan. Though at times the science of the mission gets a little confusing, in this second Sanity & Tallulah graphic novel, Brooks successfully combines tech, humor, and a diverse cast—Sanity and Prudence are black and Tallulah's biracial (Latinx/white)—within a believable galactic adventure. Her well-paced panels keep the action ticking along.A delightful read that showcases scientific problem-solving on a female-led space expedition. (Graphic science fiction. 8-12)
Sanity and Tallulah are back for another out-of-this-world adventure!
Sanity and Tallulah are going on a field trip-to a real live planet! Some of their classmates are nervous (none of them have been on a planet before, and they've heard terrible things), but Tallulah is beside herself with excitement. Sanity would be more excited if her grumpy older sister, Prudence, wasn't coming along to supervise the trip. Things get off to a rocky start (asteroid-y start, to be specific) and Sanity and Tallulah find themselves separated from their school group, pursued by a pirate, and stranded on a planet that's about to explode, with nothing but the wreckage of a crashed space shuttle and the contents of Tallulah's overloaded backpack to work with. These best friends will have to stretch their problem-solving skills to the limit in order to get everyone home safe, and it's going to take their whole class-plus an accountant, a math hermit, a group of mysterious beekeepers, and even the murderous pirate-to make it happen.