June 2020 Book Report

I continue to plow through my library, winnowing and/or saving. Recent reads:

Angels and Spaceships (1953) by Fredric Brown

Neat little book of very short sci-fi/fantasy stories. Some of the stories are only a page or a page and a half long. A lot of humor and a few twists. Excellent for a quick read when you don’t have a lot of time. The stories were all written in the 40s and I find early works of the genre are very interesting.

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Space Winners (1965) by Gordon R. Dickson

YA book about a trio of high school graduates who are chosen from 3 million applicants to study under the tutelage of the aliens who are considering whether or not Earth can join the Alien Federation. Jim, Curt and Ellen will be supervised by an alien. On their way to the planet where they will study, the ship takes damage and the 4 abandon ship in a lifeboat and are marooned on a primitive planet. They must make their way to a beacon to call for help and avoid the natives as best they can.

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The Girl Who Could Not Dream (2015) by Sarah Beth Durst

This was one of Lia’s books that she left for me to read. Sophie’s parents have a bookshop and in the basement they have bottled dreams that they sell. They also buy dreams from other sellers. It’s a strictly regulated thing, this business in dreams, and what Sophie’s parents are doing can cause all sorts of troubles if discovered. Sophie is one of the very rare people who never dream. So one day, she steals one of the bottles in the basement and has a dream about a monster under the bed. But Sophie isn’t afraid and makes a friend of the monster. When she wakes up, she discovers that what she dreams can become real. She now has a pet monster. Sophie’s parents are kidnapped and all the bottles in the basement are stolen. Sophie, her monster and a couple of school friends who know about her secret have to try and save her parents and recover the stolen dreams. Great story.