Middle grade fantasy fiction
I'm plunging into the dark heart of fantasy or speculative fiction. I haven't had a chance to go here for awhile, so I'm looking forward to it! The first one is called "Last Day on Mars" by Kevin Emerson. I'm going to tell you straight up that science fiction is not my favorite, but this one was a breathtaking adventure. It's about a boy named Liam who has grown up on Mars. His parents are scientists and they moved to Mars before Liam was born because the Earth was failing. They've been living on Mars for the past 15 years and now it's time to leave there too because the protections they've built to help them survive there are failing. Liam is sad to leave Mars (it IS the only home he's ever known) and although he's heard lots of stories about how amazing Earth was, the new place they are going is uncertain and a bit fraught with peril. But it also seems that there is some sabotage going on and Liam and his best friend Phoebe se...