Speculative middle grade fiction! June 2021
We FINALLY finished school this past week. We were three weeks later than usual, due to a late start because of the disease that shall not be named. I'm so happy to have a little time off of school to do a little reading! This one started off the summer with a bang, metaphorically speaking. It's called The Orpheus Plot by Christopher Swiedler. This is his second book, his first one called In the Red was also an exciting science fiction story set in outer space. I liked In the Red, but I think this one might be even better. It's about Lucas, who has grown up on a mining ship in the asteroid belt. This is kind of a dodgy job-the miners aren't actually supposed to be mining in random places around the galaxy, but it provides a kind of living, even though people in the Navy look down upon them. Lucas has dreamed of joining the Navy, but that's pretty much impossible for a Belter. Except that his adopted sister got in. ...