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The original hardcover edition of this book was published by Atheneum in 1970. An updated hardcover edition was published by Putnam in 2006, and was reprinted in paperback by Firebird in 2007. Some of the reviews here commenting on outdated technology and/or old-fashioned attitudes of the heroine evidently refer to the 1970 edition, which is still in some libraries and used book stores. Please read only the later editions!
There were two or three ebook editions issued by Firebird/Penguin in 2007 ...more
There were two or three ebook editions issued by Firebird/Penguin in 2007 ...more
I had trouble empathizing with Melinda. She just seemed too clueless, and spineless.
Melinda has her first fight with her fiance when she goes to Mars with her father. There she keeps putting her foot wrong by assuming everybody thinks Earth is better.
Melinda has her first fight with her fiance when she goes to Mars with her father. There she keeps putting her foot wrong by assuming everybody thinks Earth is better.
