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Reviewed on August 1, 1995
Gr 6-10 In 2092, 13-year-old Walt Elliot, who has grown up in Canada with his aunt, is summoned to join his father on the planet Aqua. Colonel Elliot is responsible for terraforming planets without intelligent life, making them more like Earth so that their resources can be used by colonists. Once on Aqua, Walt finds himself living with a fiercely disciplined, strong, unbending man, with touches of humanity only occasionally visible. The inevitable conflict arises when Walt, exploring an undeveloped...Log In or Sign Up to Read More