Space Junk: "The Future Is Yesterday" [Paperback]

Amy Tucker Carroll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

In the year , five inventive young teens and one homemade robot are spending their summer at a futuristic space camp playing with abandoned satellites from the th and st Centuries--space junk. When mysterious events begin to wreak havoc on Earth, the campers power up the antique satellites and send outdated rockets to help save their home planet. Inanimate objects such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Keyhole spy satellites and Reagan-era laser platforms figure prominently in the plot. The dialogue is sharp-witted, the action continuous, and the ending a bombshell.

Editorial Reviews

Review

My children and I really enjoyed this book, and look forward to the sequel (if not the movie...). -- Meg Thale, parent and educator

My students loved this action-packed, suspenseful, intelligent book. For readers 8 to 14, "Space Junk" is a great find. -- Maria Costello, fifth grade teacher, December 2003

About the Author

Amy Tucker Carroll and Peter Framson are the parents, collectively, of six children. They each brought a love of space and science fiction to the writing of this novel. This collaboration marks the first novel for the authors. A sequel to "Space Junk: The Future is Yesterday" is underway.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Third Eye Books; 1st edition (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974652202
• ISBN-13: 978-0974652207
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,846,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars grandchildren loved it!, January 8, 2004

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ann wilson (philadelphia, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Junk: "The Future Is Yesterday" (Paperback)

when i bought this book, i thought it looked fun. But both my granddaughter and grandson tell me it wasn't just fun it was "super awesome!" the authors' website says the sequel is coming. they better hurry!

5.0 out of 5 stars Futuristic Fun, May 18, 2004

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Lindsey (Laytonsville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Junk: "The Future Is Yesterday" (Paperback)

Space Junk is an imaginative book that I got hooked the first day I started reading it. I love the plot of the book and would stay up late to find out what would happen. The characters where great and had such real personalities. I loved the book. Thank you!

5.0 out of 5 stars That was the best book I have ever read!, April 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Space Junk: "The Future Is Yesterday" (Paperback)

That was the best book I've ever read! It was so exciting,I wanted to stay up all night reading it! I can't wait until the next book come's out,I'm so excited! Happy reading!