TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cottrell Boyce,Frank
TI  - Sputnik's guide to life on Earth
SN  - 9780062643629
AV  - PZ7.C82963 Spu 2017
U1  - FIC COT 
KW  - Human-alien encounters
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - End of the world
KW  - Foster children
KW  - Communication in families
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - fast
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - gsafd
N1  - Originally published: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2016; Ages 8-12
N2  - The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word. Then one day Prez answers the door to someone claiming to be his relative. This small, loud stranger carries a backpack, walks with a swagger and goes by the name of Sputnik. As Prez dithers on the doorstep, Sputnik strolls right past him and introduces himself to everyone in the household. Prez is amazed at the response. The family pat Sputnik on the head, call him a good boy and drop food into his mouth. It seems they all think Sputnik is a dog. It's only Prez who thinks otherwise. But Prez soon finds himself having to defend the family from the chaos and danger unleashed by Sputnik, as household items come to life - like a TV remote that fast-forwards people: 'Anyone can do it, it's just that people don't read the instructions properly'; and a toy lightsaber that entertains guests at a children's party, until one of them is nearly decapitated by it -- and Prez is going to have to use his voice to explain himself
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