SuitabookAoleon The Martian Girl
Brent LeVasseur
- Reading
- Before reading, discuss whether the reader enjoys space adventure and peril. During reading, pause after major choices to consider how the characters work together; check in if the threat of not surviving feels intense.
- Themes
- Ordinary life meeting the unknown: Gilbert’s familiar life of chores and school changes after he investigates a spacecraft and meets Aoleon from Mars. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Teamwork against a shared threat: Gilbert, Aoleon, Bizwat and Helios band together and leave their former lives behind to confront a danger affecting both planets. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Conflict and survival: The group seeks to defeat the Martian Luminon, who is described as intent on stealing Earth’s milk cows, while both worlds face disaster. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The central conflict includes battles, an antagonist described as evil, pending disaster and a warning that Gilbert may not survive.