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My Best Friend Runs Venus Kindle Edition

by Katrina S. Forest (Author), Crystal Rose (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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At 12.9 years old, number-obsessed Kade Walker has never heard of death. Literally. But neither has anyone else he knows. Kade is one of hundreds of kids "living" across the solar system through robotic avatars while their real bodies sleep in pods on Earth.

Unfortunately, robot bodies can be hacked.

One day during an (innocent!) experiment, Kade unwittingly breaks a major security wall and releases an infamous hacker. The madwoman targets all the royal avatars, including Kade’s best friend, Princess Tamika of Venus.

If Kade and Tamika don’t want to become the hacker’s puppets, they’ve got to stop her fast--even if that means waking up on Earth to fight with bodies they never realized could be hurt.

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9 - 13 years
Print length

113 pages
Language

English
Grade level

4 - 7
Publication date

June 2, 2019
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SGNPWPS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Forest Publishing, LLC (June 2, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 2, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4452 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 113 pages

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Enjoyable Reading

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2023

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A Good science fiction story, I enjoyed reading.

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Trish (I read too much!)

Imaginative!

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2019

In My Best Friend Runs Venus, there’s a lovely blend of sci-fi, adventure and whimsy. The main characters are a couple of pre-teens who have been paired up as companions and sent to Venus via robotic avatars to run the planet. Their curiosity gets the better of them, and they activate a teleporter that releases a dangerous criminal who is intent on taking over their sims and destroying the status quo.

Had I read this as a kid, I think I would have loved it. As it is, I just really liked it, which isn’t all that different, really. I very much enjoyed the planet hopping, the banter between Kade and Tamika, the illustrations, and the imaginative technology that made everything possible: the flavor sticks, the teleporters, the avatars, the environmental overlays. And I thought the story was well executed and well organized. Just overall good!

Still, the idea of sending children to rule the planets of the solar system was interesting, but I couldn’t help but sense the unfairness of it all. The kids are essentially locked into sleep pods and expected to live out their lives as their avatars. The companions are basically the appointed best friend of each of the royals, and they aren’t even allowed to look human, that that seemed to bother Kade too much.

Through it all, I had questions. Did the parents go about their lives on the home world when not overseeing their children? Who else is on each of the planets? How are these children going to have families of their own and keep humanity going if they are living virtual lives? As an adult reader trying to understand the world, these kept me wondering. Would a young reader ask the same? I don’t know.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend it to younger readers who enjoy science fiction and adventures, particularly those who like imagining the possibilities of space colonization. Adults looking for a lighter read may also enjoy this, particularly if they enjoy middle-grade fiction.

I received the review copy of this book from the author via Lola’s Blog Tours.

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Michelle4Laughs

Teamwork Takes the Day!

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019

A fun romp from Venus to the moons of Jupiter and onto Earth with a couple of teen avatars as they battle an adult trying to take over the universe.

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