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Galaxy's Most Wanted #2
Into the Dorkness
Kid genius Kevin Brewer and his friends must defend Earth from an invasion of vengeful aliens in the second installment of John Kloepfer's hilarious illustrated middle grade series Galaxy's Most Wanted, a perfect fit for reluctant readers. With a full-blown intergalactic war brewing, Kevin and his science-camp friends must battle two of the nastiest aliens this side of the Milky Way. It would take a genius to outsmart these extraterrestrial criminals. Lucky for Earth, Kevin and his friends are space-age masterminds.
- GenresAliens
256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 2015
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March 25, 2017
Kloepfer, John Galaxy’s Most Wanted: into Dorkness (Book #2) 234 pgs. Harper Collins, 2015. $12.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G Violence: G
A group of kids at a summer camp have just come off battling an alien invasion, one they sort of caused by building an interstellar text messenger which drew the aliens to earth. Although the kids were able to defeat the aliens, a new group has arrived. These reptilian aliens are called the Kamilions. Luckily the kids have an alien friend and their scientific skills to help them out. They have to deal with brainwashed soccer campers, fly a space cruiser, hide out form a freeze ray bomb and more.
This book is a total no-go if you haven’t read the first book in the series. A garbled attempt at summarizing the first book is made, but it really just hops right into the main story. I feel like I missed getting to know the characters and the buy-in to this zany fast paced world. I think that students would like it, its fast, funny, easy to read, and full of pictures. I felt like it might be too nonsensical at times (too much made up inventions and creatures and plotlines) and that it was way too long. Readers that go for super silly plotlines like this don’t often want a book this long. I also didn’t like the aliens being accused of sniffing the kids underwear, that kind of stuff is just disturbing to read in a kids book.
EL –NO Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
A group of kids at a summer camp have just come off battling an alien invasion, one they sort of caused by building an interstellar text messenger which drew the aliens to earth. Although the kids were able to defeat the aliens, a new group has arrived. These reptilian aliens are called the Kamilions. Luckily the kids have an alien friend and their scientific skills to help them out. They have to deal with brainwashed soccer campers, fly a space cruiser, hide out form a freeze ray bomb and more.
This book is a total no-go if you haven’t read the first book in the series. A garbled attempt at summarizing the first book is made, but it really just hops right into the main story. I feel like I missed getting to know the characters and the buy-in to this zany fast paced world. I think that students would like it, its fast, funny, easy to read, and full of pictures. I felt like it might be too nonsensical at times (too much made up inventions and creatures and plotlines) and that it was way too long. Readers that go for super silly plotlines like this don’t often want a book this long. I also didn’t like the aliens being accused of sniffing the kids underwear, that kind of stuff is just disturbing to read in a kids book.
EL –NO Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
May 3, 2015
I won this on GoodReads.
“Into the Dorkness” is the second of a series and I thought it was a fun read designed for the 9-12 year old. Keven Brewster and his friends at science camp have to save the world from alien criminals Zouric and Nuzz, and their minions the Kamilion, a race of warrior reptiles. With the help of Klyk, a giant robot shrunk to about a foot tall, Keven and his friends avoid freeze-rays and mind control serum administered by robotic mosquitos. But can they save the world? A fun read for young readers.
“Into the Dorkness” is the second of a series and I thought it was a fun read designed for the 9-12 year old. Keven Brewster and his friends at science camp have to save the world from alien criminals Zouric and Nuzz, and their minions the Kamilion, a race of warrior reptiles. With the help of Klyk, a giant robot shrunk to about a foot tall, Keven and his friends avoid freeze-rays and mind control serum administered by robotic mosquitos. But can they save the world? A fun read for young readers.
June 20, 2015
This is a review more based on the illustrations than the text, but both make up the experience of reading the book. The cover of the book clearly has a black girl as one of the members, yet the illustrations inside of the book look like a white girl. The illustrations are not in color, but obviously there's a way to draw a black girl in black and white so that it's clear what race they are, and this did not do that. This is frustrating because I wanted to be able to recommend this book as a good example of diversity in juvenile fiction.
March 21, 2016
My Review: Greetings Earthlings! Fun book for kids that love to read all about aliens.
FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book HarperCollins Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.
FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book HarperCollins Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.
January 29, 2016
Asher (9yo) read. "Aliens attacking! Mind controlling bugs! Four kids and an alien saving the world! Very good book."
April 30, 2015
Interesting pictures and story for a younger audience
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