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INTERSTELLAR PIG
Sleator, William
1995 18670 ABOUT THE BOOK Interstellar Pig ANNOTATION Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they call "Interstellar Pig." FROM THE PUBLISHER Barney is all set to spend two weeks doing nothing at his parents' summer house. But then he meets the neighbors, and things start to get interesting. Zena, Manny, and Joe are not your average folks on vacation. In fact, Barney suspects they're not from Earth at all. Not only are they physically perfect in every way, but they don't seem to have jobs or permanent addresses, and they are addicted to a strange role-playing game called Interstellar Pig. As Barney finds himself sucked into their bizarre obsession, he begins to wonder if Interstellar Pig is just a game. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Barney, 16, is drawn into a board game with strangers who have moved into the house next door; only when he is fully controlled by the three does he find out that the game is real, and losing means the destruction of Earth. PW reported that ``Sleator's taut tale will undoubtedly raise reader's hackles and incite nervous laughs." (12-up) Publishers Weekly PW noted that Interstellar Pig, the first title, about a boy's addiction to the eponymous game played by the odd trio next door, "will raise readers' hackles and incite nervous laughs." Parasite continues the game even after the summer ends. Ages 12-up. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers 0-14-037595-3 / 9780140375954
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15.75 USD
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