Coville, Bruce My Teacher Flunked the Planet (Reprint) 191
pgs. Aladdin, 2014. $18.00 Content: Language: PG (Heck/Hell “swears”); Mature
Content: G Violence: PG
In the conclusion to this series, at least I think, Peter is
sent back to earth and given three weeks to come up with some reasons why
Aliens shouldn’t destroy our planet. We learned in an earlier book that they don’t
like our wars, how we treat our planet, and how we treat each other. Peter and
his friends travel the globe with their teacher, learning about the highs and
lows of humanity. Their connection with each other grows as well, and they
discover that the loneliness they have always felt might be a symptom of the
very thing that could save humanity.
This book is suddenly pretty serious stuff. The cover is the
exact opposite, which could be a big problem in a library. This book shows the
lows of humanity, which include murder, starving children, dead babies, breasts
empty of milk, and war. I could see this book (based on the cover and the
title) easily appealing to 2nd grade and up but the content is
really upper elementary. I was pretty excited about the newly updated covers,
but now I feel it puts me in a bind. It was a great story, with much food for
thought, but it was pretty heavy for this audience.
EL, MS –OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian &
Author.
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