Gravity Grover and the Wayward Weather One
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Author(s)Brian Benjamin
ISBN / ASINB0061AJLM6
ISBN-13978B0061AJLM3
Sales Rank1,400,758
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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BOOK REVIEW
STORIES FOR CHILDREN
BOOK: Gravity Grover and the Wayward Weather One
AUTHOR: Brian Benjamin
ILLUSTRATOR: Michael Fitzgerald
READING LEVEL: Ages 7-12
RATING: 5 stars
REVIEWED BY: Wayne S. Walker, reviewer with Stories for Children Magazine
Can you imagine a world in which a very few dogs are born with the ability to think, learn, talk, and dream like humans? Author Brian Benjamin imagines such a world in this science fiction fantasy book about a dog named Gravity Grover who was trained by a brilliant scientist whom he calls "the Professor." When the Professor died, Gravity went to live with his nephew, Douglas, and his family which includes Douglas's thirteen year old son Cameron, the only one who knows about Gravity's abilities. Gravity has a sidekick, a robotic cat named Aristotle which has a fondness for collecting socks. Before he died, the Professor built a rocket in which Gravity is able to travel through space.
As the story opens, Weather One, an artificial satellite, has been damaged during a mysterious meteor shower and poses a threat to earth, so Gravity and Aristotle take off in Dog Star One to tow it safely out into space. Dog Star One is also hit by meteorites. Aristotle is damaged and begins leaking a strange yellow fluid. It turns out that Pollux, the Professor's brother who was injured in an accident and has become very bitter, is being used by aliens to spread a bacterial plague that is designed to destroy technology on earth. Along the way, Gravity and Aristotle meet several species of aliens, such as the Elore, the Greckin, the Leshni, and other groups in "the Consortium." Will Aristotle be all right? And will Gravity be able to save Earth?
Youthful fans of science fiction will truly enjoy Gravity Grover and the Wayward Weather One. It is well-written with adventure, mystery, and just enough hint of underlying conspiracy to keep the reader thoroughly engrossed. I certainly had trouble putting it down. The only "objection" is that the ending leaves one hanging on and wanting more. The author says that "on Thursdays and alternate Saturdays" he is an avid reader and writer of science fiction and that on other days he is a pediatrician in Noblesville, IN. Illustrator Michael Fitzgerald is also a pediatrician, "turned reluctant illustrator," who practices in Noblesville. If you like science fiction fantasy, you should like this book.
Related websites: www.gravitygrover.com (book)
The second in the series, Gravity Grover: The Center of Gravity, is now available on Amazon for Kindle.
STORIES FOR CHILDREN
BOOK: Gravity Grover and the Wayward Weather One
AUTHOR: Brian Benjamin
ILLUSTRATOR: Michael Fitzgerald
READING LEVEL: Ages 7-12
RATING: 5 stars
REVIEWED BY: Wayne S. Walker, reviewer with Stories for Children Magazine
Can you imagine a world in which a very few dogs are born with the ability to think, learn, talk, and dream like humans? Author Brian Benjamin imagines such a world in this science fiction fantasy book about a dog named Gravity Grover who was trained by a brilliant scientist whom he calls "the Professor." When the Professor died, Gravity went to live with his nephew, Douglas, and his family which includes Douglas's thirteen year old son Cameron, the only one who knows about Gravity's abilities. Gravity has a sidekick, a robotic cat named Aristotle which has a fondness for collecting socks. Before he died, the Professor built a rocket in which Gravity is able to travel through space.
As the story opens, Weather One, an artificial satellite, has been damaged during a mysterious meteor shower and poses a threat to earth, so Gravity and Aristotle take off in Dog Star One to tow it safely out into space. Dog Star One is also hit by meteorites. Aristotle is damaged and begins leaking a strange yellow fluid. It turns out that Pollux, the Professor's brother who was injured in an accident and has become very bitter, is being used by aliens to spread a bacterial plague that is designed to destroy technology on earth. Along the way, Gravity and Aristotle meet several species of aliens, such as the Elore, the Greckin, the Leshni, and other groups in "the Consortium." Will Aristotle be all right? And will Gravity be able to save Earth?
Youthful fans of science fiction will truly enjoy Gravity Grover and the Wayward Weather One. It is well-written with adventure, mystery, and just enough hint of underlying conspiracy to keep the reader thoroughly engrossed. I certainly had trouble putting it down. The only "objection" is that the ending leaves one hanging on and wanting more. The author says that "on Thursdays and alternate Saturdays" he is an avid reader and writer of science fiction and that on other days he is a pediatrician in Noblesville, IN. Illustrator Michael Fitzgerald is also a pediatrician, "turned reluctant illustrator," who practices in Noblesville. If you like science fiction fantasy, you should like this book.
Related websites: www.gravitygrover.com (book)
The second in the series, Gravity Grover: The Center of Gravity, is now available on Amazon for Kindle.
