Skymaze

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Summary: A clever book that captured the attention of school students
Review: A cleverly written book that captivated the interests of the 11 and 12 year olds in my class. We read Space Demons first and then Skymaze and have been impressed by both of them. I personally find that the excitement and danger is nicely tempered by the description of the real life conflicts each of the characters go through - the book allows you the chance to have a breather in between the complexities of the maze. My students have enjoyed getting to know each of the characters and seem to consider them almost as their best friends too. We have spent a great deal of class discussion time analysing each of the characters motivations and feelings. Each of Gillian's books lend themselves to this type of thinking so these books are great for classroom teachers. We all eagerly look forward to reading the next book in the series - Shinkei.

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Summary: One of the gretest books ever.
Review: I found this book both weird and exciting,fantastically written and extremely hard to stop reading.We read Space Demons but Skymaze was even better.The book really sucks you in and has you on the edge of your seat at all times.The book captures the excitement and drama of love and friendship.This book is fantastic and definitely on top of my list of books to buy.I hope the sequel Shinkei is going to be just as good and I look forward to reading it.

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Summary: A classic for me
Review: I was first introduced tt "Space Demons", the prequal to this book on a field trip to the public library when I was young. Cannot remember how I found it, but Im glad I did. Both it and this book have remained personal favorites of mine. It was also the first book I ever read where the author shifted from one persons point of view to another. Todays younger readers might find some of the technology terms outdated because this book is straight up 80's style, but its overall universal.