Only You Can Save Mankind

So this is Terry Pratchett outside of Discworld. It was ok, but I think it was a short story stretched into a book. The big theme of war being real and not a game was a bit preachy, but maybe that's because it's aimed at the YA audience. Then the author touches on universal problems faced by kids ever......more

Another great story by Pratchett. He must wake up every morning and think, "What should I make fun of today?" And then he proceeds with mockery while sneaking in valuable social insights. This book is shorter than most of his other books, but it made for great audiobook listening on a four-hour road......more

This book was how Terry Pratchett dealt with the first gulf war, I think. I wish I had read it when I was a kid and images of that war were broadcast over my TV screen, interrupting my favorite television shows and occupying the conversation of adults. The main character in the book, Johnny, cared a......more

From School Library Journal Johnny Maxwell, 12, thinks he's a loser. People don't seem to notice him, his parents are threatening to split up, and he's not very good at the shoot-up-the-bad-guys computer games that he and his friends are always playing. But after his hacker buddy, Wobbler, gives him......more

Johnny Maxwell'i tanıyor musunuz? Tanımalısınız. Johnny, Terry Pratchett'ın şimdiye dek yazdığı en harika karakter olabilir. Ve ismini verdiği seri de, hâliyle, en harika serisi. On iki yaşında, yalnız bir çocuğun -ve arkadaşlarının- başından fantastik, bilimkurgusal maceralara odaklanan JM Serisinin......more