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Synopsis
The morning after Neil Armstrong's funeral, a ghostly Saturn V rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. It shakes the ground and rumbles with all the fury of a real launch, sending back telemetry all the way to the moon, stopping at the point where a human would have to take control to land. NASA is shocked when this ghost launch becomes a monthly experience. When humanity loses interest, the rocket becomes near invisible. When we pay attention, Jerry Oltion's expanded Nebula Award-winning novella shows us that reality is what we make of it. [[Amazon][1]] [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Abandon-Place-Jerry-Oltion/dp/031287264X "Amazon"
Is Abandon in Place appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This philosophical sci-fi/fantasy hybrid explores reality manipulation and collective consciousness through a ghostly rocket launch. No violence or mature content beyond the framing of a funeral; suitable for thoughtful middle schoolers and up.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death.
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Who'll love this
Teens who love mind-bending concepts about how belief shapes reality will be fascinated by this mysterious recurring ghost launch.