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	Reeve, Philip LARKLIGHT, OR, THE REVENGE OF THE WHITE SPIDERS!, OR, TO SATURN'S RINGS AND BACK! : A ROUSING TALE OF DAUNTLESS PLUCK IN THE FARTHEST REACHES OF SPACE New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, Distributed to the trade by Holzbrink Publishers, 2006. IL 5-8, RL 8.2 ISBN 1599900203
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Booktalk #1 April 24 Dear Diary, I do not know what to do, or who else I can turn to. Mother was lost some time ago, aboard the Semek. Now Father is lost to Mr. Webster and his band of spiders aboard Larklight. Art is who-knows-where in the galaxy, and I am a captive of Sir Waverly on Mars. This should not be happening to me! I am one of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's loyal subjects, and I should not be treated in such a fashion! I should be preparing to go to Earth -- to London -- and enter into proper society. If I'm lucky, I might even go to the Grand Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, which promises to be magnificent. Perhaps Jack Havock will come with the Sophroma to rescue me. Although he is a notorious space pirate who is wanted by the British government, and although he travels with a rather unsavory crew of aliens, I believe he has good inside of him and his current circumstance is not entirely his fault. After all, he lost his parents when he was young, and was subjected to all manner of horrid tests and whatnot. Alas, it would most likely be too dangerous for him to try. If only I knew where Art was! As annoying of a brother as he can sometimes be, he is the only family I have left. I never thought I would say this, but I wish it was as it had been before, on Larklight with Father and Art and our servants and my piano. A girl cannot be expected to rescue herself, can she? I may have no choice, if I am to ever escape from here.... (Rhode Island Teen Book Award nominee 2007-2008) Booktalk #2 Art and Myrtle Mumby live with their father in a 19th century manor that just happens to be orbiting the earth. They live a rather prim and proper life and are not prepared when they are invaded by spiders. Not the kind you are used to. These are huge spiders. Fortunately they are able to escape but find themselves on the moon where they are captured by moths. Or it is just too horrible to tell. These things are just too awful to contemplate. You will just have to find out for yourself. Lovers of steampunk fiction should give this book a read.
	SUBJECTS: Spiders -- Fiction. Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction. Science fiction.

Reeve, Philip
LARKLIGHT, OR, THE REVENGE OF THE WHITE SPIDERS!, OR, TO SATURN'S RINGS AND BACK! : A ROUSING TALE OF DAUNTLESS PLUCK IN THE FARTHEST REACHES OF SPACE
New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, Distributed to the trade by Holzbrink Publishers, 2006.
IL 5-8, RL 8.2
ISBN 1599900203

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Booktalk #1

April 24

Dear Diary,

I do not know what to do, or who else I can turn to. Mother was lost some time ago, aboard the Semek. Now Father is lost to Mr. Webster and his band of spiders aboard Larklight. Art is who-knows-where in the galaxy, and I am a captive of Sir Waverly on Mars. This should not be happening to me! I am one of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's loyal subjects, and I should not be treated in such a fashion! I should be preparing to go to Earth -- to London -- and enter into proper society. If I'm lucky, I might even go to the Grand Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, which promises to be magnificent. Perhaps Jack Havock will come with the Sophroma to rescue me. Although he is a notorious space pirate who is wanted by the British government, and although he travels with a rather unsavory crew of aliens, I believe he has good inside of him and his current circumstance is not entirely his fault. After all, he lost his parents when he was young, and was subjected to all manner of horrid tests and whatnot.

Alas, it would most likely be too dangerous for him to try. If only I knew where Art was! As annoying of a brother as he can sometimes be, he is the only family I have left. I never thought I would say this, but I wish it was as it had been before, on Larklight with Father and Art and our servants and my piano. A girl cannot be expected to rescue herself, can she? I may have no choice, if I am to ever escape from here.... (Rhode Island Teen Book Award nominee 2007-2008)

Booktalk #2

Art and Myrtle Mumby live with their father in a 19th century manor that just happens to be orbiting the earth. They live a rather prim and proper life and are not prepared when they are invaded by spiders. Not the kind you are used to. These are huge spiders. Fortunately they are able to escape but find themselves on the moon where they are captured by moths. Or it is just too horrible to tell. These things are just too awful to contemplate. You will just have to find out for yourself. Lovers of steampunk fiction should give this book a read.

SUBJECTS:     Spiders -- Fiction.
                        Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
                        Science fiction.