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A review by crookedtreehouse
Space Boy Volume 2 by Stephen McCranie
5.0
What I'm already loving about this series is that the promised premise: an unusual gloomy boy has something to do with space, was almost completely absent from the first book, and that was fine. The first book was a five star all-ages book about moving to a new place with an unfamiliar culture that's loosely connected to the one you come from. It was brilliant.
This book gives us a few more glimpses of Oliver, whom we must assume is the titular Space Boy, buuuuuuut the focus is still really on Amy getting comfortable with her new life. There aren't bullies or hazing or any sort of shaming for her being Out Of Touch with the modern culture she's joined. It's just difficult to adjust to a new place, even when everyone is trying their best to be supportive. It's an uncommon all-ages trope, and I love it.
This volume gives us a moment of closure from a Volume One problem, and continues to reveal one of the most joyful all-ages series I have ever read.
This book gives us a few more glimpses of Oliver, whom we must assume is the titular Space Boy, buuuuuuut the focus is still really on Amy getting comfortable with her new life. There aren't bullies or hazing or any sort of shaming for her being Out Of Touch with the modern culture she's joined. It's just difficult to adjust to a new place, even when everyone is trying their best to be supportive. It's an uncommon all-ages trope, and I love it.
This volume gives us a moment of closure from a Volume One problem, and continues to reveal one of the most joyful all-ages series I have ever read.