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The Truth about Martians by Melissa SavageISBN: 1524700177
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers on October 2, 2018
Genres: Friendship, Historical, Middle Grade, Science Fiction
Pages: 336
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THE TRUTH ABOUT MARTIANS Blog Tour
About the Book:
Title: THE TRUTH ABOUT MARTIANS
Author: Melissa Savage
Pub. Date: October 2, 2018
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 336
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD
A boy and his best friends set out to discover the aliens who crash-landed next to their Roswell, New Mexico, farm in this charming novel packed with adventure and heart, perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish and Jennifer L. Holm’s The Fourteenth Goldfish.
Mylo never really believed in Martians, unless they had a starring role in one of his comic books. But then a flying saucer crash-lands next to his Roswell, New Mexico, ranch, and he starts to hear voices–like someone is asking for his help.
With his best friend Dibs and crush Gracie by his side, and his Cracker Jack superhero membership card, a slingshot, and a small American flag–for peace–in tow, Mylo sets out on an epic adventure to investigate the crash and find the Martians. But he and his friends end up discovering more about the universe than they ever could have imagined.
Mylo has moved to a small town near Roswell, New Mexico to a ranch that is just as alien to him as a Martian. He does make a good friend, Dibs, who like him, has smelly toes and is eleven. After his older brother has died, Mylo sometimes wonders if there is more to life and imagines that life would be better if Superman came to his house and save everyone. This story is smart insection of grief, friendship, and extraterrestrials and is perfect for comic book fans. I adored Savage’s first book, Lemons and this one is exactly what I loved about that book: smart, funny and full of heart.
Of course, the story starts out with Mylo and his best friend, Dibs spending the night. Except that important revelation are given within the first few pages, Dibs’ father is a single dad and Mylo’s brother died the year previously. Yes, there is a lot of boy stuff but the story truly gets interesting when they actually discover an alien that has crashed to Earth. In an ET-like situation, the boys and now with the help of a smart girl, the trio are determined to help the alien, AKA Moon Shadow.
In order to keep this short and not reveal anything about the plot, Mylo and his friends bond and have a grand adventure in this story and it will make you laugh and get a bit weepy at times. I think fans of See You In The Cosmos by Jack Cheng and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle will really enjoy this. I think this is suited for older middle school kids.
About Melissa:
Melissa D. Savage’s first book, The Lost Pony, premiered in her second grade classroom, winning high praise from critics such as her mom. Although the book was hand written and self-illustrated in Crayola Crayons, it was this experience that began her love of writing and to this day she still believes was one of her best works. Melissa continued to create stories growing up, writing different adventures for friends to read and later completed a Master’s Degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Hamline University in Minnesota. She was privileged to be able to receive guidance from amazing authors, educators, and fellow writers who shared their wisdom, experience, and support. Most recently, Melissa’s debut book, Lemons has been recognized by the American Booksellers Association on their Independent Booksellers’ debut picks of the season list, Indies Introduce Winter/Spring 2017. Additionally, Bigfoot, Tobin & Me (The UK/Commonwealth version of Lemons published by Chicken House Books) has been recognized as Children’s Book of the Month with WHSmith.
Melissa is a writer and a child and family therapist. She has worked with families struggling with issues of abuse, trauma and loss/bereavement. She believes that expressing oneself through writing can be a very healing process when struggling with difficulties in life. In addition it can be a vehicle in which to honor, celebrate and continue to share the spirits of the special people who have left us too soon. Melissa lives in Minneapolis with her family. You can follow her on Twitter at @melissadsavage.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE TRUTH ABOUT MARTIANS, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
10/29/2018- BookHounds YA– Review
10/30/2018- YA Books Central– Interview
10/31/2018- Two Chicks on Books– Excerpt
11/1/2018- Mythical Books– Excerpt
11/2/2018- Here’s to Happy Endings– Review
Week Two:
11/5/2018- The Desert Bibliophile– Review
11/6/2018- Good Choice Reading– Excerpt
11/7/2018- Jaime’s World– Excerpt
11/8/2018- Parajunkee– Excerpt
11/9/2018- Two Points of Interest– Review
This book sounds so much fun to read! I love the premise and always enjoy stories about alien life and life outside of our galaxy.
This looks like a really fun book!
This sounds like a fun read. Thanks.