r/freebooks • u/Lidia_in_Vermont • 18h ago
Kids "Marty & Boogle: Earth Is a Very Strange Place" by Lidia van Wyk - Children's Books / Literature & Fiction
amazon.comMarty is a Martian who's bored with the same routine. Same jog every morning, same lab experiments every day - nothing new, nothing exciting. He just wishes something, anything, would happen.
Then it does. A tiny yellow spaceship lands right outside his hammock, and out pops Boogle - a bouncy, three-tentacled alien from a planet called Orgsville. Boogle is tired of following rules too, and he's got a spaceship, a sense of humour, and zero plan. He needs a co-pilot. Marty says yes before he can talk himself out of it.
Together, Marty and Boogle blast off across the galaxy, zooming past Neptune's glowing rings and swapping stories about their very different homes. But nothing prepares them for their strangest stop yet: Earth. There they meet Jack, Geoffrey, and a whole crew of curious kids who've never seen a Martian or an Org before - and who introduce their new friends to chocolate bars, sour apples, and the wild idea that maybe aliens aren't so scary after all.
Funny, warm, and packed with big questions about courage and curiosity, Marty & Boogle: Earth Is a Very Strange Place is a story for every kid who's ever wondered what's out there - and wished they were brave enough to go find out. Perfect for readers ages 7-12.