This Saturday is our MSBA meeting to create our short list. Only 3 more days to read a "new" 2014 book. After that I will need to read any that are on the shortlist that I haven't read yet (and sneak some 2015s in too).
I am so glad I went and got this one and found time to read it. Satisfied my nerdy sci fi self and it was a lot of fun. Tycho and his family come from a long line of space pirates - I mean privateers. Their mission is to intercept Earth vessels and remove the cargo - all legally of course as part of the continuing conflict between Earth and the Jovian Union.
When they come across a ship which should rightfully be theirs and find instead a person with diplomatic immunity the family gets suspicious. In addition, Jovian ships are disappearing. Tycho and his family set off to find answers.
What I liked was some good action, humor, conflict between siblings and the real pirates, and the length was good for most of my students. I don't really think the lexicon at the end was necessary but then again maybe students with less sci fi, pirate knowledge will need it.
This was a good read!!!!
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