Reeve, Philip Cakes in Space 209
pgs. Aladdin, 2014. $12.99 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G
Violence: G
Much in the vein of the new movie Passengers, this is the story
of a little girl named Astra who is supposed to be in hibernation sleep, along
with her family and many others, as they take a nearly 200 year space journey
to their new home on another planet. But Astra is accidently awakened half way
there and systems in the ship are going wrong. A food preparation machine has
taken Astra’s pre-launch request too seriously and now there are mutant cakes
aboard. Not only that but aliens are trying to take the ship as well. Can Astra
save her family and the lives of those aboard the ship? Heavily illustrated on
almost every page.
Based on the plethora of awesome illustrations, the age of the
main character, and the cartoony cover, I would place this for 2-3rd
grader readers, however, its SUPER SCARY. The movie Passengers is a drama for a
reason, waking up on a ship and being the only one, is dark sci-fi stuff. The
cakes with giant teeth feel like something out a fevered dream. I know they
were meant to be funny, but its just creepy. Older readers that could handle
this content, would be bored by the babyishness of the main character.
EL –OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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