Turn Right For Zyrgon

Zyrgon #2

by Robin Klein

The hilariously eccentric 'Jackson' family from Planet Zyrgon have settled nicely into life on Earth when they are called back to help with an emergency at home.

Genres: Science Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Humor, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1991).

Robin Klein was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books, including Hating Alison Ashley (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).

Klein’s books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly. Klein is widely considered one of Australia’s most prolific and beloved YA authors.

Reviews

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with the first time I read this (21 years ago!), I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left; it doesn't usually take me a whole week to finish a 140-page book. This book takes place on the family's home planet of Zyrgon and is a bit more fragmented as each family member slips back into their old life. Good but not great.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sequel to 'Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left'. I was never an alien type of girl, so I kind of avoided these books - yes, even though they were by Robin Klein! - until I saw the TV series and discovered that I actually liked it after all.

[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not nearly as good as its predecessor. Avoid it. It has a dark sort of undertone as the family is dragged back to Zyrgon and into a heap of trouble and poorly worked political intrigue.

[Tesh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as entertaining as the first one. However, I did enjoyed it as I got to see what life on their native planet was like and how the characters continued to develop.