Sputniks Guide to Life on Earth, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Sputniks Guide to Life on Earth, Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth

Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce

Narrator: Peter Capaldi

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2019


Synopsis

A one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That's important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it's even more important when your grandfather can't care for you anymore and you have to go live with a foster family out in the country.

Prez is still learning to fit in at his new home when he answers the door to meet Sputnik—a kid who is more than a little strange. First, he can hear what Prez is thinking. Second, he looks like a dog to everyone except Prez. Third, he can manipulate the laws of space and time. Sputnik, it turns out is an alien, and he's got a mission that requires Prez's help: the Earth has been marked for destruction, and the only way they can stop it is to come up with ten reasons why the planet should be saved.Thus begins one of the most fun and eventful summers of Prez's life, as he and Sputnik set out on a journey to compile the most important list Prez has ever made—and discover just what makes our world so remarkable.

About Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell Boyce is the author of Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Cosmic, Framed, and Millions, the last of which was a New York Times bestseller and was made into a movie by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle. His books have won or been nominated for numerous awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. Frank is also a screenwriter, having penned the scripts for a number of feature films as well as the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. He lives in Liverpool with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan Dove on July 26, 2017

I am a big Frank Cottrell Boyce fan, and he did not let me down. Sputnik is a mysterious creature who can hear what Prez is thinking, and appears to others as a dog, though they cannot agree on what sort of dog he is. Prez is "temporary" with the Blythe family on their farm, and he doesn't know exac......more

Goodreads review by Monica on March 26, 2017

Delightful.......more

Goodreads review by Clare on September 08, 2018

Strange and interesting idea for a story, but I just couldn’t get into it.......more

Goodreads review by Mr. Holt on July 05, 2017

I remember this one Christmas when I was younger. Under the tree there was this big box with my name on it. I thought for sure that it would contain the toy that I had asked for. As I opened it, excitement filled my body like lava convecting in Earth's mantle. I couldn't wait to tear into it and beg......more

Goodreads review by Fred on April 25, 2017

I am part of the Carnegie Award Shadowing Team so I have been reading and reviewing all of the shortlisted books. I have already reviewed another book on the shortlist: The Stars At Oktober Bend; I reviewed it on Goodreads and also on the Carnegie website. My review can be found in any of those pla......more