June 28, 2004
Tria and the Great Star Rescue
For the third assignment in my kid-lit class, I'm planning to read a bunch of sci fi for 4th-6th grade girls. [And no, I haven't finished my second assignment yet, but should have that to post soon] After class tonight I ran over to the Campbell library and checked out a stack of them -- but if any of you have suggestions, I'm definitely open to hearing them!
Tonight, I started with Rebecca Kraft Rector's Tria and the Great Star Rescue (Delacorte Press, 2002, 184 pages, $14.95, ISBN: 0385729413) Its the story of a girl named Tria who lives in a high-tech world and is afraid of "outside" and the germs and real people that fill it. Her best friend is a hologram named Star, and she spends her free time taking apart pretty much anything she can set her WonderTool to. An emergency message from her Mom, who soon turns out to be kidnapped, sends Tria on an adventure Outside and to a school that bans most of the high-tech gadgets she relies on (including a projector for Star!) With the help of two new friends and her virtual tutor (who she accidentally wires into her robot horse) she sets off to rescue her Mom and save the day.
I loved the cover art as well!
And the author, Rebecca Kraft Rector, is a children's librarian! Hmm... maybe we can invite her to participate in the August Chautauqua.