Science fiction Young adult 2014

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Published in Spanish as El largo viaje a un pequeño planeta iracundo

The ship, which has seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her…

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What it is

Strangers who become a family · a madcap adventure

What happens in it

Found family

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How it's told

Its world
An invented world
Pulls you in with
Its characters

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you love a family people choose
  • you read for the characters
  • you want a book that feels like a blanket

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground
  • you want tension from the first page

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