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Crater

Crater

By Homer Hickam
Published by Thomas Nelson

Average Blogger Rating: 3.44 Stars

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On 12/3 Emma Engel wrote: Moontown is like any other American mining town, full of long shifts and kids dreaming about the outside world. Except, of course, it’s on the moon. Sixteen year old Crater Trueblood is one of the few who seem happy working helium-3 mines, unlike his best friend Pedro. But Crater is a rare, honest ... Crater - Homer Hickam

Emma 's Rating:

5 Stars

On 4/16 Deanna Douglas wrote: The book Crater, by Homer Hickam, is definitely a two thumbs up novel! It was in the 22nd century when people made living on the moon possible. People there mined the moon for Helium-3 so to produce energy for our war-torn earth.  Crater Trueblood, a sixteen year old orphan, that was born and raised ... My Book Review on "Crater"

Deanna's Rating:

5 Stars

On 4/2 Jennifer Zuna wrote: Craterby Homer HickamSummary- A Helium-3 miner named Crater makes a treacherous journey through space to find a mysterious and priceless treasure.It's the 22nd Century and a tough, pioneering people are mining the moon to produce energy for a desperate, war torn Earth.  Crater Trueblood, ... Crater by Homer Hickam

Jennifer's Rating:

5 Stars

On 3/27 GAJulie wrote: Up for review is another Thomas Nelson published novel. I got the book from Booksneeze, their blogger program. I am very glad I picked it! I got it in the mail this morning and read it every chance I got and finished it a few hours ago. The book is Crater by Homer Hickam. It's a young adult science ... Book Review- Crater

GAJulie's Rating:

5 Stars

On 11/15 mischiefX2 wrote: Homer Hickam's, Crater, is a scifi fun! This novel gives the reader the best of all worlds. An easy read, full of excitement and fun. Crater is filled with characters the reader can completely engage with while joining in the fun. As with Hickam's most famous work, Rocket Boys, every page is filled ... SciFi Entertainment

mischiefX2's Rating:

4 Stars

On 10/4 Paulveryzr wrote: Crater, by Homer Hickman, is the first of three science fiction novels about a young man named Crater Trueblood that happens to live on the moon a hundred years or so in the future.  As humanity discovers the "helium-3" ion, which cannot penetrate the earth's atmosphere, they turn to mining the ... Book Review of Crater by Homer Hickman

Paulveryzr's Rating:

4 Stars

On 10/2 BookitFamily wrote: Crater is about a boy by that name that lives in a colony on the moon. Obviously it is about much more than that. He's an orphan raised by his best friend's mom, who happily works mining on the moon. Conveniently, Crater is just the kind of person the General is looking for to complete a vitally important ... Crater (A Helium-3 Novel) by Homer Hickam

BookitFamily's Rating:

4 Stars

On 10/1 The Stuff of Success wrote: Crater is the first of the Helium-3 trilogy. It is a tough look at a tough people who scrape out a living on the moon.  Nothing is easy for 16-year old Crater who is sent out across a thousand miles of the lunar "wayback" to seek out a prize that has already caused the death of two men. Eventually, ... Book Review: Crater (A Helium-3 Novel) by Homer Hickam

The Stuff of Success' Rating:

4 Stars

On 9/17 Susan Raber wrote: If while reading this novel you think to yourself, "I believe this author knows a thing or two about the mining industry", you'd be right. He also knows a thing or two about the moon, having been a NASA engineer responsible for training astronauts for various missions. He's Homer Hickam, author of "Rocket ... Wholesome scifi for anyone

Susan's Rating:

4 Stars

On 9/3 Jessica Barahona wrote: "Crater" was an enjoyable adventure/sci-fi book. The story takes place on the moon where settlements have been established as people on earth ("earthians") need the Helium-3 found in the crust for an alternative energy source. Crater is a miner who is chosen due to his honesty and mold-ability for a ... Book Review: Crater

Jessica's Rating:

4 Stars