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A review by anjanavasan
Mammoth Trouble by D. Robert Pease
4.0
Noah Zarc (Mammoth Trouble) by D. Robert Please is a truly exuberant novel about a twelve year old boy's adventures in a post-apocalyptic world. Noah, along with his family, is on a mission (known as Animal Rescue Cruiser Project) to save the animals from the Earth's past - which is headed towards destruction - and bring them to the future to re-populate the Earth of Noah's time.
All goes well until one day, Noah's parents' ship 'Moses' returns from one of their rescue missions without them. Having gathered from Moses that 'Hoan' - the ARC's nemesis - had interfered with the mission and kidnapped their mom, leaving their father trapped in the Ice Age, Noah, along with his brilliant brother - Hamilton - and skillful sister - Sam -, take off to save their parents.
The story's central character Noah, is a paraplegic, who despite his insecurities,is an extremely strong kid with a zest for life. Never letting his legs be a setback, Noah manages to travel across time and space to do right by what he believes in.
I'm a huge sci-fi fan and I loved every second of this book, but what I liked best was the involvement of animals - dogs, elephants, monkeys, dire wolves, the book has it all!- Any animal lover would enjoy this novel! The characters are dynamic and I found Noah's point of view (there's no other way to put it) really cute sometimes! For example, I liked his relationship with his dog, Obadiah. There's a line in the book that made me smile and laugh at the same time - "If there's food to be found, Obadiah's around." Really, is that cute or what?
Filled with excitement & adventure, Noah Zarc had me gripped! Incase you haven't already noticed, Robert Please has used a lot of wordplays and discreet references to the bible. I'm not a Christian and honestly, I don't have to be one to appreciate the morals carried across this story. Noah Zarc tackles social & ethical issues and carries these messages to young adults in a way that appeals to them.
The story's extremely well written and I recommend this book to kids,parents & teachers. It's the perfect novel for middle graders and I believe it would make a great lesson in school!
All goes well until one day, Noah's parents' ship 'Moses' returns from one of their rescue missions without them. Having gathered from Moses that 'Hoan' - the ARC's nemesis - had interfered with the mission and kidnapped their mom, leaving their father trapped in the Ice Age, Noah, along with his brilliant brother - Hamilton - and skillful sister - Sam -, take off to save their parents.
The story's central character Noah, is a paraplegic, who despite his insecurities,is an extremely strong kid with a zest for life. Never letting his legs be a setback, Noah manages to travel across time and space to do right by what he believes in.
I'm a huge sci-fi fan and I loved every second of this book, but what I liked best was the involvement of animals - dogs, elephants, monkeys, dire wolves, the book has it all!- Any animal lover would enjoy this novel! The characters are dynamic and I found Noah's point of view (there's no other way to put it) really cute sometimes! For example, I liked his relationship with his dog, Obadiah. There's a line in the book that made me smile and laugh at the same time - "If there's food to be found, Obadiah's around." Really, is that cute or what?
Filled with excitement & adventure, Noah Zarc had me gripped! Incase you haven't already noticed, Robert Please has used a lot of wordplays and discreet references to the bible. I'm not a Christian and honestly, I don't have to be one to appreciate the morals carried across this story. Noah Zarc tackles social & ethical issues and carries these messages to young adults in a way that appeals to them.
The story's extremely well written and I recommend this book to kids,parents & teachers. It's the perfect novel for middle graders and I believe it would make a great lesson in school!