The Lion of Mars, Jennifer L. Holm
The Lion of Mars, Jennifer L. Holm
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The Lion of Mars

Author: Jennifer L. Holm

Narrator: Maxwell Glick

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2021

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Life on Mars is pretty standard…. until a mysterious virus hits.  Don’t miss this timely and unputdownable novel from the bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish.

Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid--he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a very different world--to uncover the truth and save his family...and possibly unite an entire planet.

Mars may be a world far, far away, but in the hands of Jennifer L. Holm, beloved and bestselling author of The Fourteenth Goldfish, it can't help but feel like home.

About The Author

JENNIFER L. HOLM is a New York Times bestselling author and three-time Newbery Honor recipient. She is a cocreator of the Babymouse series (an Eisner Award winner), the Squish series, and the Sunny graphic novels, which she collaborates on with her brother Matthew Holm. Visit her online at jenniferholm.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barb on January 19, 2022

This was a bit slow for me. I liked the relationship of the older man and the protagonist and enjoyed some of the world building .The narrator sounds younger than 11 and the adult not finding out the truth about the accident didn’t make sense except to force the tension in the plot. I thought the gi......more

Goodreads review by Erin Entrada on January 02, 2022

Fast-paced and fun! Great for young readers.......more

Goodreads review by Ina on January 28, 2021

In my high school creative writing class the teacher said the mark of a good science fiction story is that it is first a good story in a science fiction setting. This is that story. This is a story from the near future set on Mars. There is plenty of coping with life on Mars and what that would be l......more

Goodreads review by Missy on January 08, 2022

No matter in which time period a book is set, a good story about kids having adventures, solving problems independently, and realizing that adults are human is always welcome. The Lion of Mars takes place 70 years in the future, a time in which different countries have set up colonies on Mars. Somet......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on January 25, 2021

It’s March 5, 2091, and Bell shares his experience of being raised on Mars. Later in the story, we learn that any time a new adult made the journey to Mars, they were required to bring an orphan with them to live among the Americans. Bell was such an orphan, but he now has a Mars family. Holm’s desc......more

Quotes

“Peppered with such intriguing scientific details as the pervasive nature of Mars dust, Holm’s absorbing speculative novel is…rendered with a keen sense of place grounded by identifiable sociofamilial relationships.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The plot and setting are elegantly simple, yet the story proves completely engaging, driven by a charming cast of gentle characters and, more so, by Holm’s lean, measured prose, which moves briskly and seems to strike a resonant note on every page." —Booklist, starred review
 
“A delightful space adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The Lion of Mars looks past the red dust to reveal how our communities shape us just as much as our environments.” —Bookpage

"The well-wrought setting, including thoughtful depiction of lowish-tech Martian life, and a strong cast of well-developed characters make for an intriguing and compelling read.” —The Horn Book

Awards

  • California Young Reader Medal
  • Florida Teens Read
  • Hawaii Nene Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
  • Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
  • Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award
  • Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
  • Rhode Island Children's Book Award
  • Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • Texas Bluebonnet Master List
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