The Prom Goer's Interstellar Excursion
by Chris McCoy
Bennett thinks he has struck the jackpot when his long-time crush, Sophie, agrees to go to prom with him. A few moments after she accepts, Sophie is abducted by horned, red-furred aliens traveling in a wagon-like UFO. Bennett naturally wants his prom date back, and so he enlists the help of an extraterrestrial band visiting a local In-N-Out to follow Sophie around outer space. As Bennett focuses on ensuring Sophie is not hunted down by fellow marooned humans in a Hungers Games-like park, he learns the truths behind the band members and their drive to become successful again.
If it sounds implausible, it unabashedly is, but McCoy creates a fun, amusing, and heart-warming story out of the impossibilities. Witty and action-packed, the plot is boldly glazes over science-fiction details in favor of well-wrought characters. You’ll root for Bennett to get the girl and even for crusty band member Skark to accomplish his dream of becoming better than the one billionth and sixteenth band in the universe. The book’s ending, however, is a nicely-placed realistic surprise.
* Catch this review and more in the January 7, 2015 edition of School Library Journal!
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