Rolo the Pet Earthling

Name: Rolo the Pet Earthling
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Ness
ISBN: 9798875104633

Author: Hans Ness

Series: Rolo

Narrator: Charlie McGuire

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zira Press

Published: 02/03/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science Fiction Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

“A journey of self-discovery filled with humor, adventure, and heart.” — Booklife by Publishers Weekly“An engaging, creative tale...heartwarming, fun, and thought-provoking.” — Midwest Book Review“A brilliant concept, with...a captivating cast of weird and wonderful characters.” — Readers’ Choice Book AwardsEarthlings are great pets! On planet Blorx, Zira finally gets her own earthie, Rolo. His life as a pet is easy, with treats, naps, and walks to the earthling park — but also goopy canned food and a litter box. When the fanatical robots of the Animal Control Force try to catch Rolo, he runs away and gets lost in the city, where he discovers clues about the mysterious origins of his kind, the mythical planet Earth. Zira and her grumpy older sister must find Rolo before the earthling catchers take him away. But along the way, they must face the challenges of growing up, loss, and empathy. A cleverly comical adventure in an upside-down world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josie on September 02, 2023

Overall, this book is excellent! I enjoyed the multiple plots and the intriguing characters. However, some of the characters were a bit too dramatic about minor issues, such as the pet command robots. The story is very creative, with aliens as humans and humans as pets who still have human brains. I......more

Goodreads review by Joan on October 23, 2023

Thank You Hans Ness and BookSirens This was a delightful parody of flipping the script of pet ownership. The main character gets her own pet. It's a story of Maturity and Growing Up. Putting someone else's Need and desires over your own needs is a right of passage as we grow up into Maturity. I would gi......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on December 28, 2023

My 6-year-old niece loves this book "Rolo the Pet Earthling" by Hans Ness is a delightful adventure in an imaginative world where Earthlings are cherished pets on planet Blorx. Zira's dream of having her own pet earthie, Rolo, unfolds into a heartwarming tale filled with treats, naps, and city escapa......more

Goodreads review by CarlitasFox on December 26, 2023

An engaging tale Everyone dreams about owning a pet, especially children and after reading this novel, some of them will insist on having one. “Rolo the Pet Earthling” is an amazing and tender story penned by Hans Hens, which is set on Earth where a girl, Zira, adopts a pet from another planet and c......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on August 16, 2023

Disclaimer: I am the narrator for the audiobook and received the book for free for the recording. "Rolo the Pet Earthling" is an endearing story of love, loss, and learning, set in a beautifully crafted world, light and simple enough to be suitable for middle school readers, but serious and heavy eno......more