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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
"Why is the hardest question in the world to answer." And sixteen-year-old Mal (short for Malcolm) asks why a lot: Why did his father leave? Why did his mother fall apart? Why did aliens abduct him, probe him, and then abandon him to his lonely life on Earth? His life may be a mess, but it's summed up nicely by the novel's epigraph from Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the gutter, but ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Not only does sixteen-year-old Mal believe he was abducted by aliens four years ago, he also meets Hooper, who cla...Log In or Sign Up to Read More