Series: standalone
Author: Chris McCoy
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Science Fiction Humor
Told: First Person (Bennett), Past Tense
Content Rating: Older Teen (lesser innuendo, substance abuse, underage drinking, maybe a few words of language, murderous intent, death-like situations, words that make you shudder)
Format Read: Hardcover (purchased)
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Summary:
It's Superbad meets Spaceballs in this hilarious extraterrestrial road trip!
Just a few days before prom, Bennett pulls off something he never imagined possible: his dream girl, Sophie, agrees to be his date. Moments afterward, however, he watches Sophie get abducted by aliens in the middle of the New Mexico desert.
Faced with a dateless prom (and likely kidnapping charges), Bennett does the only thing he can think of: he catches a ride into outer space with a band of extraterrestrial musicians to bring her back.
Can he navigate alien concert venues, an extraterrestrial reality show, and the band's outlandish egos to rescue his date in time for the big dance? Fans of King Dork and Winger won't want to miss this!
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If you love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as much as I do, then you are in for a treat with The Prom Goer's Interstellar Excursion! With the same dry wit and wacky imagination, this YA version tells the story of a hapless teenage boy who hitches a ride to rescue his abducted prom date from the outrageous wonders of the galaxy. Bennett's teen male voice was realistic without being crass (bless you, Chris!), and I adored his detached humor and quick wit in the face of an utterly ridiculous situation. Despite playing with heavier subjects of abduction, substance abuse, death and death-like situations, murderous degenerates and more, the story was a lighthearted road trip/rescue mission packed with quirky characters (alien, human and ram alike), bizarre situations, destructive music, and outrageous outfits. Although I wasn't crazy about the day-long chapters, the fast pace and Adams-esque style made it a breeze of a read from foreboding Prologue to satisfactory More Epilogue. Thoroughly entertaining and laugh out loud funny, The Prom Goer's Interstellar Excursion was a highly enjoyable read and I highly recommend it for Hitchhiker's Guide fans.
Scribble Rating:
4.5 of 5 Scribbles
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