Destination Earth
Published on 5. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-19-273344-3 (ISBN)
Description
Like Doctor Who? You'll LOVE the new action-packed adventure by Ali Sparkes - winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award!
Imagine you are the only survivor from another planet. You've spent ten years on a spaceship learning how to be human, and now the end of your journey is in sight . . .
All you have to do is land safely, convince the earthlings that you're a real teenager, and start your new life on Earth. No problem.
Except that the killer alien responsible for wiping out your people has hitched a lift. And it's just a matter of time before it starts on the human race . . .
Imagine you are the only survivor from another planet. You've spent ten years on a spaceship learning how to be human, and now the end of your journey is in sight . . .
All you have to do is land safely, convince the earthlings that you're a real teenager, and start your new life on Earth. No problem.
Except that the killer alien responsible for wiping out your people has hitched a lift. And it's just a matter of time before it starts on the human race . . .
Reviews / Votes
You have to like Ali Sparkes books. They're unashamedly good-hearted, energetic, and vivid. * TheBookbag.co.uk * If you are a Doctor Who fan, you'll enjoy this gripping adventure! * Parents in Touch * Destination Earth, features the Isle of Wight, aliens and 80's bass playing jazz funk hero Mark King - what a great combination! * Jo Cotterill, Girls Heart Books * A thrilling page turner that's perfect for Doctor Who fans. * World Book Day (website) * Destination Earth is much more than a sci-fi adventure; it is a tale about the importance of friendship and acceptance, regardless of our differences. * Abby Mellor, Armadillo * There are nice comic touches... it all adds up to diverting fun. * Gregor White, Stirling Observer * This is my favourite Ali Sparkes book so far. I loved Frozen in Time, and I enjoyed Out of This World, but Destination Earth has just topped them both. * Jo Cotterill blog * It's funny. It's exciting. I even found myself wanting to discover more about Level 42. * Bookwitch blog * An exciting, 'want to know what happens' book. * Teen Titles * A superb, exciting page-turner from an established award-winning author! * Martin Kromer, Carousel * This book caught my attention from the first line * Tabitha Harrison, Teen Titles * This is a brilliant, fast-paced, out-of-this-world book! * Amina Kaddouri, Teen Titles * An action packed adventure that fans of Doctor Who will love * Lucy Carlton-Walker, The School Librarian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-273344-3 (9780192733443)
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Ali Sparkes is a journalist and BBC broadcaster who regularly exploits her sons, as an in-house focus group for her children's novels. She reckons it's a fair trade for being used as a walking food and drink vending machine.Ali was a local newspaper reporter and columnist before joining BBC Radio Solent as a producer and presenter and then chucked in the safe job to be dangerously freelance and write scripts and manuscripts. Her first venture was as a comedy columnist on Woman's Hour and later on Home Truths.She grew up adoring adventure stories about kids who mess about in the woods and still likes to mess about in the woods herself whenever possible. Ali lives with her husband and two sons in Southampton.Ali's stories capture the imagination of children everywhere, and her novel Frozen in Time won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2010.Find out more about Ali and her books at www.alisparkes.com.