We're Not from Here

De: Geoff Rodkey

Narrado por: Dani Martineck

Imagine being forced to move to a new planet where you are the alien! From the creator of the Tapper Twins, New York Times best-selling author Geoff Rodkey delivers a topical sci-fi middle-grade novel that proves friendship and laughter can transcend even a galaxy of differences.

The first time I heard about Planet Choom, we'd been on Mars for almost a year. But life on the Mars station was grim, and since Earth was no longer an option (we may have blown it up), it was time to find a new home.

That's how we ended up on Choom with the Zhuri. They're very smart. They also look like giant mosquitos. But that's not why it's so hard to live here. There's a lot that the Zhuri don't like: singing (just ask my sister, Ila), comedy (one joke got me sent to the principal's office), or any kind of emotion.

The biggest problem, though? The Zhuri don't like us. And if humankind is going to survive, it's up to my family to change their minds. No pressure.

©2019 Geoff Rodkey (P)2019 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year!

"A quirky sci-fi adventure with a surprising layer of political irony." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Rodkey explores heady concepts such as immigration, tolerance, culture shock, and relative humor in this slapstick-laden allegory" (Publishers Weekly)

“Whip-smart, wildly inventive, and truly important.” (Katherine Applegate, author of Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan)

Omg so sad 😭

The nug made me so sad and “ Taylor swift world tour 2028” made me laugh! But…is lan a boy or girl?

Amazing

The story was creative and fun and I loved how music won the trust of the thousands of zhuri amazing narration too

Entertaining story

Neat characters and sound effects. It was our first audible book. Listened while traveling from AR to WI

Read it in one day

I have do read this for school but it was so interesting it didn’t feel like a school reading it felt like casual reading instead Overall very good

We all agree

This book is good entertainment. It is very clever and funny, with a great performance by the reader.

So good!!!

It was so interesting whan I read/listend to it for the first time I was ecstatic about it

Very interesting

This was an interesting story. I loved the narration as well as the storyline. I thought the species' unique dynamics brought attention to real problems in a quirky but relatable manner. The character development added additional interest to the story. I will be sharing it with my 4th graers.

Loved it!!

It was funny and I loved the voices! Interesting plot line. Overall, extremely well written.

It was a great book

It was good and very interesting to listen to and I would read it again if I had to

Best book EVER

I think this book is my new favorite book. The author did a good job making events, like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. In addition to that the characters are really relatable especially ela. But that could be just because I love music. But I really could never tell if the character was a boy or girl