About the Book
Title: Finn’s Rocket: A Surfer Catches Air (Finn’s Fast Books, Book #3) | Authors: Serena Schreiber | Publication Date: November 1, 2015 | Publisher: Independent | Pages: 176 | Recommended Ages: 7 to 12
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Book Description: Finn’s summer vacation plans didn’t include leaving the planet. When his little sister gets kidnapped from space camp, Finn will do anything and go anywhere to get her back. Even the international space station.
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About the Author: Serena Schreiber
First published in Brooklyn in third grade, Serena Schreiber took a circuitous route through Europe to settle in Florida. When not writing for kids or scientists, she follows her other muse, fantasy. She’s a happy co-conspirator of Florida Writers Association Youth Program and runs the Howl at the Moon Writers Jam. Serena has two amazing children, a handsome husband, and a turtle named Bolt.
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Cymplified review of Finn’s Rocket:
Reading about something unfamiliar is a good way to experience something I know I will never do in my lifetime.
I am not familiar with surfing (the offline kind) and I was given a glimpse into that world. I am not familiar with space travel and I got to peek at what space programs do. I am not hard of hearing so I have a sort of idea what happens when wearing hearing aids. The main characters also went on other adventures that seem alien to me.
These adventures are what make the book exciting. The action-packed story is thrilling. It is quite fast-paced, so I think kids would really enjoy it. Although, for me the plot was a bit deep for seven to twelve-year-olds.
What I didn’t like was when I was a hundred or so pages into the book, lots of typographical errors keep cropping up. Also, I know that the author wants to keep it realistic, but when the teen boys whistled at the girls, the flirting turned me off.
Other than that, Serena Schreiber seemed like she did a lot of research about various subjects like building a rocket or summer glacier snowboarding, since I do not think these could not be made up, especially the one about space camp. Could it?
I would recommend it to older kids, when they are not too impressionable, because they might think that “parents could be so useless sometimes.” But, it’s a good reminder to love and appreciate one’s family.
Finn's Rocket: A Surfer Catches Air
Finn's Fast Books Book 3
Children's Action & Adventure
November 1, 2015
ePub
196
Finn's summer vacation plans didn't include leaving the planet.
When he isn't surfing or scuba diving, Finn likes building vehicles that go fast, while his little sister dreams of being an astronaut. So the two enroll at Kennedy Space Camp, where Finn can design rockets and Gabi can pilot them. But a shocking countdown is ticking behind the scenes, and Gabi goes missing.
Determined to find his sister, Finn searches for clues. As always, friends Axel and Burrito jump in to help him complete his mission, which takes them from Cocoa Beach Florida to Kiruna, Sweden. Lucky for Gabi, Finn will do anything and go anywhere to get her back -- even the international space station.
Finn's Rocket is a middle-grade novel appropriate for kids aged 10-14 or 5th-8th grade. This action-packed story contains no inappropriate language or graphic violence, although some characters do meet a sudden end. As with all of Finn's Fast Books, #3 Finn's Rocket provides a fast ride to adventure with a little science along the way -- great for sneaking a little STEM learning into a young reader's day.
Don't miss the action of another high-velocity Finn adventure!
Great Review! I think my daughter will love this book.