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Be First in the Universe

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...but it's a ton of fun for an adult like me. Fun, fresh, and even surreal, "First" teaches readers (especially youth) not just to enjoy reading but also to question what we see and read. Recommended!

Anyone who has enjoyed Terry Bisson's SF and Fantasy creations, probably knew it all along. He was bound to be good at this sort of thing. Together with Stephanie Spinner, Bisson has given us (and our kids) a romping good story. There's plenty of humor to offset our anxiety over the twin protagonists. And there's just enough payback for the twin villains! I only hope Bisson and Spinner had as much fun with this book as we did, so they'll think about doing another one soon.

I really enjoyed this book. It let's me know that even if you are twins you are not the same. The author is very imaginative. They did not make the Aliens scary, they are almost humans. It also made me understand that if you do bad things to others that there can be a pay back in the end. It shows that telling the truth is so much easier than telling lies. I had fun reading the book with my mom, it started out slow and then I could not put the book down. I hope that other kids pick up this book and read it because it makes you imagine that Aliens can be real but not scary.

I really enjoyed this book. It let's me know that even if you are twins you are not the same. The author is very imaginative. They did not make the Aliens scary, they are almost humans. It also made me understand that if you do bad things to others that there can be a pay back in the end. It shows that telling the truth is so much easier than telling lies. I had fun reading the book with my mom, it started out slow and then I could not put the book down. I hope that other kids pick up this book and read it because it makes you imagine that Aliens can be real but not scary.

First I must say that the author seriously needs the help of a mental health professional. Her attitudes about people that eat meat and her descriptions of shish cabob with dripping blood is sick. The nice children are vegetarian and love animals, even e-pets. While the meat-eaters are descendants of a barbarian 'Vlad the Impaler', and they want to hurt not only e-pets but live turtles at the mall. There's no redeeming qualities for the Gniess twins. Frankly, if I were on the school book selection committee I would have easily nixed the book because it has an almost 10 year old say "totally sucks" with nothing more than a look from her grandmother. I don't allow that talk at home. I don't believe it's allowed at our school.

The anti-meat, vegan agenda of this author is an attempt to indoctrinate children. With it disguised as a children's story, it's insidious and diabolical. I heard of children refusing to eat meat after things they read at school. This is an example of what causes this behavior. Sorry but I feel this book is a BIG THUMBS DOWN.