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Thursday, March 4, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
BOOK NOOK
■ ■ Book Reviews: ‘The Collectors’
and ‘The Lion of Mars’
By Lisa Britton
For the EO Media Group
Fiction is my favorite type of
book, and I’m continuously drawn
to middle-grade fiction, which is
written for ages 8 to 12.
I am far beyond that age group,
of course, but at nearly 10 my
son is squarely in the middle so I
often find myself pursuing those
shelves at the Baker County Public
Library.
We recently picked up two
new releases: “The Collectors” by
Jacqueline West and “The Lion of
Mars” by Jennifer L. Holm.
Max, my son, was still engrossed
in his latest “Wings of Fire” book,
so I snuck these out of the pile and
read them first.
I loved them both.
“The Collectors” is about a boy
named Van who wears hearing
aids and has super-sharp eyesight
that helps him collect all sorts of
treasures.
One day he notices a girl stealing
pennies from a fountain. Curious,
he follows her and soon finds him-
self torn between two worlds — one
where wishes are captured, and
one where all wishes come true.
This is a grand adventure and
encourages the reader to think
about wishes they make — on
birthday candles, on falling stars
— and consider the consequences if
every single one came true.
It also keeps you guessing until
the end to figure out who is bad
and who is good — and you may
even question that when you finish
the last page.
We now have the sequel, “The
Collectors: A Storm of Wishes.”
“The Lion of Mars” is set on
Mars, where Bell has spent the 11
years of his life living in a colony
built below the surface.
When a virus sickens the adults
— but the children are immune —
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facing their fears and venturing to
the other colonies located on this
inhospitable planet.
“The Lion of Mars” is a story of
bravery and hope and how some-
times we have to examine whether
what we’ve always held as the
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While science fiction isn’t my
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