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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2017 | Middle Grade
Gr 3–6—In a futuristic world where hostile aliens eat and destroy all technology, three young people are out searching for machinery to salvage. They succeed when they find a cache of robots, including a robot pony, which sets off a wild chase and confrontation with bands of roaming humans, aliens, and more. Set in a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2017
In this future-set graphic novel, Earth has been invaded by a hostile alien species. Drones known as "pipers" ruthlessly harvest technology, metals, and other resources, decimating civilization and forcing most humans to band together in marauding clans for survival. Strata and her family are part of the Caravan, "a moving town" whose inhabitants (including sentient robots) are committed to preserving "computers and data--possibly all that's left of thousands of years of human culture." This gripp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More