Maisie Danger Brown
has an exciting middle name but her life is quiet and constrained by her
home- schooling and loving parents who like to stay home all the time. She’s not
content. She wants action and adventure. Specifically, she wants to be an
astronaut.
A competition on
the back of her cereal box is one possible solution. First prize is three weeks
at Howell Astronaut Boot Camp. Much to her surprise, and despite having only
arm, Maisie wins. At the Camp she meets others who also won.
Her life changes
dramatically and physically when the winners (one of them very charming) are
accidentally exposed to alien tokens. The tokens fuse with their bodies and they
gain new skills, not all of which are desirable or even good.
They are a team
now. Each member has a part and the team has a purpose. If only the thinker of
the team could discover what it is. Maisie struggles with her powers and with
deciding who to trust. Everyone has their own agenda and she’s not even sure of
hers.
Sometimes it’s
hard to separate the good guys from the bad guys and I made some misassumptions
as I read. I love it when a plot surprises me like that. For young readers who
want a book with technology, action, mystery, science, true friendship and
romance – Dangerous is the one.
Reviewed by
Sandy Fussell
Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PB
RRP $14.99
Publication Date: March 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781599901688
Type: Children, Action, Science Fiction
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