I felt like he was relatable and the problem of parents just not listening is one that I feel like a lot of kids will get. Now I know that I am an adult reading a children’s book, so I fully acknowledge that kids may like this tactic better than I do. But there are other times, in an attempt to reign in the spookiness of the story I believe, Smith rushes through a scene, leaving the reader scratching their head. Smith knocks it out of the park in that regard. Getting the right creep-factor balance in middle grade is hard. I think I had pretty high expectations going in, so that may have been why I have mixed feelings about this book. There are so few creepy sci-fi books out there for kids, so I wanted to love this one. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father’s scorn?” ( source: Clarion Books) Strengths: “Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he’s been abducted. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens-dark and foreboding. When he’s too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. The ones who take people and do experiments. “Twelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. (Clarion Books, 2019) At a Glance Category/Genre(s):
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