Becoming Human by Amy Michelle Carpenter

Easy to read, entertaining and refreshing, Becoming Human is a life-affirming story that will help us all become a little more human. Fresh and fun, Amy Michelle Carpenter ascribes the most elemental human problems to aliens that are literally worlds apart in a natural way. And if you appreciate quirk and wit, with an alien girl so robotic that she can’t understand how to “watch her back” without eyes in the back of her head and a space-loving father with a dog named Sputnik, you’ll find that humor abounds in this smart young adult novel.

Unexpected plot twists enrich an exciting and vivid story about teens from contrasting backgrounds, but with similar goals. The characters and their individual arcs are well planned and believable. These three teens may come from different planets, but they will have to put their preconceived notions aside in order to save what is most important.īecoming Human is a brilliantly written YA sci-fi delight infused with vivacity and penned with intent. Drawing from nearly two decades of research on US and international human. Though she expects to spend her days studying the human culture that she loves so much, an impending threat to humanity will challenge Ags in ways she never expected. In: 15th, 15th fin debut, 15th fin YA spec, debut, nominee, YA speculative. Senator Amy Klobuchar, the daughter of a newspaperman and a schoolteacher.Far away, a Yadian named Ags prepares to become an official guardian of Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, Carter spends his days fending off bullies and denying the very existence of aliens in the wake of his wacky father’s extra-terrestrial claims. She is tasked with the unenviable job of embracing imperfect human nature and experiencing erratic feelings that are so common on Earth. I loved the whole concept of the three characters and how they interlinked with each other. Becoming Human by Amy Michelle Carpenter is a unique and intriguing story that captured my attention from the moment I started reading it. Kokab is a bit of an anomaly in her world of unfeeling beings. Becoming Human by Amy Michelle Carpenter My rating: 5 of 5 stars. A life-affirming story that will help us all become a little more human.