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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 4-7 In the 1950s in Sierra Madre, CA, four seventh graders, enamored of horror movies, have the thrill of a lifetime when a movie crew comes to town to film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". Paul is the narrator. His colorful friends include the son of a blacklisted sound editor, a scrawny scaredy-cat, and a tough guy who cant help picking on th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
It's 1955 and <i>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</i> is being filmed in Paul's town. After becoming pals with one of the movie's ex...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Ronald Kidd skillfully uses 1950s horror films to set the scene for a novel in which nothing is quite what it seems and anyone can become an enemy at any time. Exploiting the proximity between Sierra Madre, California, where the B-movie classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers was filmed, and physicist Richard Feynman’s home in Altadena, California, Kidd interweaves Hollywood lore and Cold War terror into an effective and bittersweet coming-of-age tale. Paul, Oz, Arnie, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
