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Earth Girl

by Janet Edwards
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Unique take on life as a handicapped teen

Recommendation: Earth Girl is an engaging read that offers a unique perspective on what life would be like for a handicapped teenager in a world where most people are able to portal between planets. The story's most distinctive feature is its representation of the struggles and triumphs of a young woman who defies the odds and proves that her worth is not limited by her physical limitations. Highly recommended for fans of YA sci-fi who want a protagonist that is both relatable and inspiring.

  • Bookworm Best Award for Best Fiction (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Earth Girl

by Janet Edwards
RM21.93 MYR Now RM14.49 MYR Save 34%
ISBN: 9780007443499
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM78.65 MYR
Authors: Janet Edwards
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Date of Publication: 2012-08-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Young Adult
Related Topics: Science Fiction, Coming of Age, Space, Dystopia, Teen
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 5637 readers)

Description

Jarra is stuck on Earth while the rest of humanity portals around the universe. But can she prove to the norms that she’s more than just an Earth Girl?2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can’t travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She’s an ‘ape’, a ‘throwback’, but this is one ape girl who won’t give in.Jarra invents a fake background for herself – as a normal child of Military parents – and joins a class of norms that is on Earth to excavate the ruins of the old cities. When an ancient skyscraper collapses, burying another research team, Jarra’s role in their rescue puts her in the spotlight. No hiding at back of class now. To make life more complicated, she finds herself falling in love with one of her classmates – a norm from another planet. Somehow, she has to keep the deception going.A freak solar storm strikes the atmosphere, and the class is ordered to portal off-world for safety – no problem for a real child of military parents, but fatal for Jarra. The storm is so bad that the crews of the orbiting solar arrays have to escape to planet below: the first landing from space in 600 years. And one is on collision course with their shelter.
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Unique take on life as a handicapped teen

Recommendation: Earth Girl is an engaging read that offers a unique perspective on what life would be like for a handicapped teenager in a world where most people are able to portal between planets. The story's most distinctive feature is its representation of the struggles and triumphs of a young woman who defies the odds and proves that her worth is not limited by her physical limitations. Highly recommended for fans of YA sci-fi who want a protagonist that is both relatable and inspiring.

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