Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. His older brothers help his dad rule the cosmos, but all Joss gets to do is deliver pies. That's right: pies. Of course, these pies actually hold the secrets of the universe between their buttery crusts, but they're still pies.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Carl Sagan
By Hillary Sanford
I loved this book. I took astronomy in high school, it ended up being A LOT of math. I learned how to use ALL the button on my scientific calculator. Which is was so boring. Some days the teacher would pop in a video of Carl Sagan and we loved it. He made the cosmos beautiful! This book reminds me of those videos. I loved the imagination and wonder Wendy has added to her book.I also love that she has finally written a book addresses her love and curiosity of universe. We saw a little smattering in Jeremy Fink, then some more in Every Soul a Star. In this book she finally takes us off planet Earth.I am a fifth grade teacher and would love to use this book as a read aloud during our space unit. Add some imagination into the boring numbers of how far everything is away from Earth!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Love this writer!
By RobertM
I absolutely love this book! I just bought extra copies for my daughter and am also sending one to a friend at camp. Wendy Mass' books are always a learning experience, a fun wild ride in a new world and a great read. I read all the books I let my daughter read, and I'm always thrilled when I get to read a new book of Ms. Mass. Keep them coming!!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
A Slightly Science-y, Space-Set School Story
By Jennifer Donovan
I love Wendy Mass' slightly quirky, humorous, heartfelt novels. When I started this novel, which focuses on Joss, the 7th son of the Supreme Overlord of the universe, I wondered if it was going to hit that note which I love so much.Right off, we do see Joss' room for growth, as he feels unimportant in his family role, being the youngest, but seemingly entrusted with less than his brothers who help his father run the universe. All Joss does is deliver pies! When a girl with a telescope spies their planet, The Realms, this goes against the laws of nature, and so Earth is destroyed. It actually isn't destroyed, but it's as though it never existed. That means that Joss' best friend Kai is also destroyed, because his parents were on assignment there, and if they never existed, neither could he.But Annika, the girl with the telescope, somehow gets sucked into a wormhole and ends up on The Realms. It is through her that we learn more about this planet and Joss' and his brothers' roles. Because she's a clueless earthling (as are we, the readers), the sci-fi aspect isn't too heavy. We get to see things on her level, and understanding comes little by little.Suddenly, Joss isn't the least important brother, when he is tasked with the job of re-creating Earth. Annika is obviously the expert, so they have to work closely together, even though they can't decide whether to like each other or just be annoyed by the other's presence!Each chapter starts off with an interesting quote from a scientist, which ties into the story, but will also quite possibly feed a youngster's love of space or science.My 9-year-old son really liked this novel, and I was thinking it was okay, though not a favorite, until I got to the last 1/4. The ending was fantastic and elevated the whole story for me.
