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Go Big or Go Home
- Author
- Will Hobbs
- Narrator
- Charles Carroll
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 March 2012
- Run Time
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Critics Review
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“Hobbs is in great form here, combining his love of the outdoors and extreme sports with the fantastic element of an invader from space…The sense of place is powerful, with bits of lore about the region making the reader feel immersed in the story and its setting, and the characterizations are especially strong in Brady and Quinn—two teens the reader really wants to know.”
VOYA
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“This book is exciting and a lot of fun. It is a must-read for those who love nature, the stars, and a challenge.”
Children's Literature
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“Something to tantalize nearly every boyish taste, this title is a great choice for reluctant readers.”
School Library Journal
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“This fast-moving tale by an author known for exciting survival stories…is full of sports action, from basketball to biking and fishing…The premise is intriguing and adventure fans will appreciate all the boys’ escapades.”
Kliatt
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“Hobbs captures young teen dialogue well, and the characters are all easy to like in this solid adventure. Reluctant readers who’d rather be airborne than chair-bound will appreciate the two young boys’ penchant for pushing the envelope, and the postulations involving extremophile organisms is a neat twist with just a hint of science behind it.”
Booklist
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“With convincing, first-person narration, a fast pace and plenty of suspense, this is a welcome addition to Hobbs’s extremely reader-pleasing work.”
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Details
- Author
- Will Hobbs
- Narrator
- Charles Carroll
- Duration
- 4 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 2012
- ISBN
- 9781609989538
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Synopsis
Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever! Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City wants to study a sliver of it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria. He's hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth, a momentous breakthrough for the new science of astrobiology. During a week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady and Quinn battle their rivals, the notorious Carver boys, for possession of the meteorite. With each new day, Brady is discovering he’s able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn’t be possible. At the same time, he’s developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is Fred a prize or a menace?
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