Description |
287 p. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Earth Girl book #2 |
Study Program |
UG RL 6.3 17.0 179411 EN |
Note |
"First published: London: Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2013"--T.p. verso. |
Indexed In: |
School Library Journal, May 2014 |
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Kirkus Starred, February 2014 |
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Booklist, April 2014 |
Summary |
Eighteen-year-old Jarra, one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets, derided as an "ape" and a "throwback" by the rest of the universe, is on a mission to prove that Earth Girls are just as good as anyone else, except now the planet she loves is under threat by what could be humanity's first ever alien contact, not only is her specialist knowledge and bravery challenged, but she must discover if the rest of the universe considers Earth worth fighting for. |
Audience |
Young Adult Follett School Solutions. |
Subject |
Handicapped children -- Fiction.
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Child abuse -- Fiction.
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Science fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Science fiction.
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ISBN |
1616148977 |
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