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School Library Journal
Starred Review on February 1, 2011
Gr 5–9—On a mission to evaluate Earth and determine whether or not its dominate species (Homo sapiens) will be allowed to continue or will be exterminated (quickly and painlessly, of course) so a more deserving race can have the planet, Ketchvar III, a snail-like superintelligent being inhabits the body of a 14-year-old boy so he can experience human existence up clos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2010
Ketchvar, a snail-like organism, has spent most of his two thousand years in the comfortable ooze of his home planet, Sandavol IV. But Sandavol IV is dying, and he's now on a mission to find a suitable home for his people. Scientific data indicate that Earth will do, but in order for his species to colonize it, all humans would have to be eliminated. His mission: to study the planet and determine the worthines...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Ketchvar, a snail-like organism, is on a mission to find a suitable home for his people. Earth will do, but all humans have to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More