What Came from the Stars, (Paperback)

from rjayne2

The message of this book is that good always defeats evil. I had mixed feelings about this book. One reason I liked is was because of the writing. I enjoyed reading about Tommy's life. For example when I learned about how Tommy's mother died it was heartbreaking. It was sad and I could imagine ho...

from lilibrarian

On a faraway planet, the local populace if overthrown. To save their knowledge, art and power they send it to Earth as an artifact. A sixth grader living in Plymouth Massachusetts finds it, and discovers some of its powers. When the aliens locate the artifact, and the boy, Tommy must defend his h...

from ken1952

As I read the first chapter of this middle reader novel I felt like I'd come to Fantasy Class after being out sick for six months and was way way behind. Yikes! The Days of the Valorim? Reced? Ethelim? O'Mondim? What sort of foreign language was the author speaking? What sort of land had he creat...

from delphica

This is a perfectly fine book, but it could have been a much better book had someone consulted with me first. I love Gary Schmidt, and was excited when I heard he was doing a science fiction book in 2012. But weirdly, this book is falling short of what a Gary Schmidt science fiction book should b...

from Shardy2

In my opinion I thought this was a good book. One of the things I liked was the plot of the story. The author alternated chapters with narrative of the real world and narrative of the fantasy world. By switching each chapter, this created suspense within the story. For example, at the end of chap...