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See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
Have had this on my radar since it came out, and I'm so glad that it lived up to my expectations!
In See You in the Cosmos, an eleven-year-old boy named Alex who loves space, Cosmos, his dog Carl Sagan (named after his hero), and his mom and brother, goes on a trip to launch a homemade rocket and meet his online friends from a rocket-enthusiast website. He hopes that his rocket will make it into space along with his Golden iPod, which he is recording his thoughts and impressions on Earth into with the hopes that alien lifeforms may stumble upon it and be able to listen to the recordings. This book is sweet, smart, and contains quite a bit of emotional depth, while still being funny and a quick read. Alex is one of my favorite characters that I've encountered in quite awhile, his voice is unique and true, and I loved that he dressed in turtlenecks and sport coats just like Carl Sagan did. He's also half-Filipino and half-white (like me!) and is definitely a character I would have loved to read about when I was eleven, and I'm so glad that kids today get characters like Alex to relate to.
This book explores notions of family, as well as what it means to love and to be brave, told with a lot of insight and humor, that anyone who has nerded out while watching (the original) Cosmos will appreciate. This is the perfect story for anyone who's every felt a bit outside of normal. Highly recommended!
In See You in the Cosmos, an eleven-year-old boy named Alex who loves space, Cosmos, his dog Carl Sagan (named after his hero), and his mom and brother, goes on a trip to launch a homemade rocket and meet his online friends from a rocket-enthusiast website. He hopes that his rocket will make it into space along with his Golden iPod, which he is recording his thoughts and impressions on Earth into with the hopes that alien lifeforms may stumble upon it and be able to listen to the recordings. This book is sweet, smart, and contains quite a bit of emotional depth, while still being funny and a quick read. Alex is one of my favorite characters that I've encountered in quite awhile, his voice is unique and true, and I loved that he dressed in turtlenecks and sport coats just like Carl Sagan did. He's also half-Filipino and half-white (like me!) and is definitely a character I would have loved to read about when I was eleven, and I'm so glad that kids today get characters like Alex to relate to.
This book explores notions of family, as well as what it means to love and to be brave, told with a lot of insight and humor, that anyone who has nerded out while watching (the original) Cosmos will appreciate. This is the perfect story for anyone who's every felt a bit outside of normal. Highly recommended!