Jump Boys SOS by Alex Banks - - ADVISABLE

Banks, Alex Jump Boys SOS, 190 pgs. 2013 Novel Ninjutsu $12.99.  Language: G(0 swears); Violence: G; Mature Content: PG.  

13-year-old twins Jayce and Val are goaded into a taking a dare when their cousin, the school bully,  doesn’t believe a brag and makes Val prove he’s “jumped”.  In order to save their scientist father’s position in the Prime world, and their home at the elite level of the space station, the boys set off on a life threatening trip to save face, help a girl from another level, and maybe even get the colony back home.  

This is an action-packed space adventure, perfect for the younger reader who isn’t quite ready for Ender’s Game.  Although the potential for violence is there, Banks keeps it to a minimum without a lot of gory description. No swearing and smattering of "space-age" vocabulary, I'm hoping there's a sequel.

EL, MS - ADVISABLE Lisa Librarian