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Only You Can Save Mankind (Johnny Maxwell, #1)

Terry Pratchett

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: July 31, 2019

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Nov 22, 2014 Angie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2014-gr-challenge, own-library-sci-fi, children-s-book

Even though this is a children's book it was still enjoyable to read and this is probably because its still a terry Pratchett novel. The book follows the character Johnny who instead of killing the aliens in his computer game accepts their surrender. He's joined by his friends and gets help in game by sigourney a kick ass girl. Lots of fun Pratchett style follows. This would be perfect for your younger children as well. ...more

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Jun 10, 2013 Mary Catelli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, military-fiction, fantasy-contemporary, humor, children-s-book, philosophy-fic

This is, I think, Terry Pratchett's best book.

Johnny Maxwell is sitting at his computer -- amazing what you can get when you say you need it for school work and your parents are going through Trying Times -- shooting away at the alien invading fleet when a message pops up on the screen: We want to talk.

He listens. He ends up taking their surrender. But it gets fun from there, because you know -- there isn't a button marked "Don't Fire."

All over, the game is no longer showing aliens, only an eno ...more

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