At his father's untimely death, a teenager assumes control of a light tower at the bleak and lonely outpost of the universe--a job he feels capable of handling until the arrival of two teenaged girls and a group of aliens.
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Grade 7-10-- In repayment to the Helgatites for saving the lives of Earth's Azure planet colonists, six sentinels have been erected to protect biosote, an unusual growth harvested every ten years by the Helgatites. After Erik's father dies, leaving him with only his dog, Thursday, for company, he disobeys Trust Control rules and remains at Lone Sentinel to tend the massive beam of light that protects biosote from its natural predators. Then runaway twins Willa and Augusta appear at his door, his radio stops transmitting, and masquerading Helgatites land and begin to destroy the biosote. Thursday's character adds charm and warmth to this well-plotted science fiction tale of good versus evil. The eventual teaming of the three teens to sabotage the fake Helgatites' spacecraft leads to suspenseful and exciting chase scenes, as well as a maturation for all of them. The Lone Sentinel's isolated self-sufficiency is much like Caroline MacDonald's Lake at the End of the World (Dial, 1989), while the introduction of females to Erik's well-ordered life is reminiscent of Eve Bunting's If I Asked You, Would You Stay? (Lippincott, 1984). --Pam Spencer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County, VA:
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Jo Dereske grew up in western Michigan and now lives in the foothills of Mount Baker near Bellingham, Washington. She draws on her Michigan background and Lithuanian heritage for her books, especially in the Miss Zukas and Ruby Crane mysteries. She's a former librarian who believes that libraries are one of our last truly public institutions, where the entire world can mix and mingle amid the written word - what could be better! Jo's website: www.jodereske.com
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I'm not much of a fiction person, but this book really got me hooked on them. I really loved the way Erik took responsability of such an important task. This is a perfect book for anyone who likes futuristic stories. I definatly reccomend this to anyone.
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