The Truth About Martians by Melissa Savage, 317 pages. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2018. $17.
Language: G (4 swears, 0 “f”); Content: G; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When a flying saucer crashes into a field in Corona NM in 1947, Mylo is called on by the surviving Martians for help. He and his friends, Dibs and Gracie, seek and find the survivors and a whole lot of trouble. The Army Air Force doesn’t want the public to think a flying saucer has crashed into a local field, but Mylo has already felt the loss of a much loved brother and cannot bear the plea for help without trying. He and his friend Dibs and crush Gracie decide to investigate. Who they find is each other, adults in their town, and an extraterrestrial family. In the series of events that unfold, heroes are made, courage is awakened, friendships are grown, families are loved, lives are awakened, and worlds become closer that imagined.
This book touches on the pain and loss of death in positive and real ways. “The gray” catches and takes more than we know, but love and friendship can bring the color back to life. The Truth About Aliens is a great story that mirrors history with mystery and friendship with family. (I choose to believe in aliens, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster!)
By Clara Pickett
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