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The Green Book

by Jill Paton Walsh · 1982

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Pattie and her family are among the last refuees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it seems that the four-year journey has been success. But as they begin to settle this shining world, they discover that the colony is in serious jeopardy. With supplies dwindling, Pattie and her sister decide to take the one chance that might make life possible on Shine.

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thispost-apocalypticpost-apocalypticMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thissurvivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of thisspacespaceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 74 pages

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