"I love this book. It is my best friend’s favorite book in the world, and I can see why. "
#iLoveMG is my continuing series where I share middle grade books recommended by my fifth graders. (Please note that my fifth graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for fifth graders.) For younger readers, #3rdfor3rd for recommendations from when I taught third grade.
The book I have reviewed is called A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga. It is told from the perspective of a NASA Mars rover, and I find that very interesting. The rover’s name is Resilience. Resilience isn't the name of a real rover, but it is inspired by real Mars rovers Perseverance and Opportunity. Resilience can hear what the humans (Resilience calls them “hazmats”) say, but only other robots can hear what Resilience says. He is accompanied by a helicopter named Fly that lives inside him most of the time and a satellite that helps to guide him.
A Rover's Story
Recommended by Tenny
But Mars is more dangerous than it seems. For example, what if Resilience gets caught in a dust devil? What if he gets stuck in rough terrain and stops being able to move? Resilience must do all he can to avoid the dangers of Mars and not go offline, all while collecting rock samples and attempting to bring a previous Mars rover online.
I love this book. It is my best friend’s favorite book in the world, and I can see why. If I were to rate this book, I would give it five stars. I think it is quite an unusual book for a few reasons. One of them is because it is told from the perspective of a Mars rover. I would definitely recommend this book to many people, especially people who are interested in realistic fiction.
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