Hal Junior: The Secret Signal by Simon Haynes
Hal Junior is a lot like any average kid. He hates doing homework. He's constantly in trouble for goofing off and his best friend, Stinky Binn, is smarter than him. The only thing is that Hal doesn't live like the averagekid.
Instead, he lives on board a futuristic space station.
Hal's class is invited on a field trip to watch the the docking of a spaceship and Hal decides to be the model of good behavior so he won't get left behind. When the class is kidnapped and held hostage, Hal must decipher a secret message from his chief scientist mum and save his class and ship.
Author Simon Haynes does a good job mixing humor and adventure with science. His illustrations inside of the book are especially clever and humorous. The protagonist, Hal Junior, makes plans that don't always turn out the way he expects, but offer fun twists to his escape. The inanimate character of the ship's computer is a great addition to the story. Hal Junior: The Secret Signal is a great science fiction novel for the middle grade boy ages 8-12. I don't often find great science fiction novels for middle grade to recommend so I was thrilled to read and review this book.
Want to learn more about author Simon Haynes? Visit http://www.spacejock.com.au/Biography.html.
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14 comments:
I loved the A Wrinkle in Time Series
My son has read The Hobbit so many times, I would have to say its his favorite!!
Wrinkle in Time
I thought it was a Wrinkle in Time until I read it again a few years ago and there was no train or time travel. I am still mystified about what book I loved so long ago. I do love Wrinkle in Time but that wasn't it. Believe it or not, I crushed on R Daneel Olivaw at age nine. Asimov and Tolkien started my obsession with SF/Fantasy.
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Ender's Game by Orson Scott card is hands down my favorite youth sci-fi novel.
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The Hobbit...dmatthews38751@yahoo.com
I like the Harry Potter series
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would have to be Harry Potter
Harry Potter
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A wrinkle in time was my fave.
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A wrinkle in Time was a good one, that I remember
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Harry Potter!
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I like The Giver, by Lois Lenski
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