Cosmic
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- Author：Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Summary
Liam has always had trouble keeping his feet on the ground。 Being 239，000 miles from earth doesn't make it any easier。
Reviews
Sabrina
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Even though Liam was telling his story， I still felt the tension and suspense wondering what would happen and if they would be ok。 I loved the ending。
Cheyenne
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By jumping between timelines， this book manages to tell lots of stories and give plenty of clues about the plot。 What starts off as a silly story about tricking adults quickly turns into a story about taking responsibility and caring for others， even when they do things to make your life difficult。 There's a certain type of emotional gravity that brings astronauts back to Earth， and that same gravity brings families together。 By jumping between timelines， this book manages to tell lots of stories and give plenty of clues about the plot。 What starts off as a silly story about tricking adults quickly turns into a story about taking responsibility and caring for others， even when they do things to make your life difficult。 There's a certain type of emotional gravity that brings astronauts back to Earth， and that same gravity brings families together。 。。。more
lyndsay shaw
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I've been reading this with my class who loved the humour as well as the detail that the story gave about their recent topic of the moon。 A fun， light hearted， easy reader for all ages。 I've been reading this with my class who loved the humour as well as the detail that the story gave about their recent topic of the moon。 A fun， light hearted， easy reader for all ages。 。。。more
Advik Rajaani
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Awesome time reading it。。。
Paola Arcuria
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Cosmic is a fascinating story about a boy， who through lies and more lies， embarks on a incredible journey。 I really enjoyed this story because the language used in it represents the voice of 12 year old boy。 It is funny and easy to read。 It is perfect for a year 5 as it provides different ideas to create letter or work on descriptions。
Isabel
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This interesting book takes you on a roller coaster adventure that takes Liam up to space with some other children。 It is about the journey of discovery as Liam hurtles around the world finding out exactly what makes children and adults different。 This book is brilliant for KS2 teaching from ages 9+。 The sci fi， humour， adventure book gave me an insight into what children think and misconceptions that need addressing。 Boyce's third novel is a brilliant focus for many teaching points which I inte This interesting book takes you on a roller coaster adventure that takes Liam up to space with some other children。 It is about the journey of discovery as Liam hurtles around the world finding out exactly what makes children and adults different。 This book is brilliant for KS2 teaching from ages 9+。 The sci fi， humour， adventure book gave me an insight into what children think and misconceptions that need addressing。 Boyce's third novel is a brilliant focus for many teaching points which I intend to discuss below。 This book includes bonus material and discussion questions from Boyce as well as inspiring illustrations from Steven Lenton。 After reading this book I became a fan of Boyce （after having never heard of him before）， and I would defiantly recommend this book especially for teachers。 Teaching points/cross curricular:- English Reading Poetry Discussing and evaluating Drawing inferencesDiscussing opinions Speaking and listening - debates Extended writing opportunities - ScienceGravity SpaceEarth Anatomy - Design and Technology Development of mobile phones Prototypes - Geography Geographical context MapsLocation Longitude/latitude Climate Human and physical geography - Maths Time- History Historical aspects - technological advances 。。。more
Dana Lovell
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I saw this book used on my placement。The story revolves around Liam， who pretends to be a dad and accidently ends up in space。 This story is humorous and could be good to recommend to those who enjoy David Walliams or other funny books。 During placement this book was used with a Y5 class alongside looking at space in science。 I would use this book with upper KS2。
Cecilia Chan
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Frank Cottrell Boyce’s novel， ‘Cosmic’ is an exciting adventure story about a mischievous girl named Florida and a teenager that grows too tall called Liam。 People around Liam always think that he is a fully grown man， which gets him in a lot of trouble。 But this time， Liam is just going too far… Way too far。One of my favourite characters was Liam and Florida’s Drama teacher， Lisa。 I like the way Lisa is acting and how she puts the characters with the most suitable people that are going in the p Frank Cottrell Boyce’s novel， ‘Cosmic’ is an exciting adventure story about a mischievous girl named Florida and a teenager that grows too tall called Liam。 People around Liam always think that he is a fully grown man， which gets him in a lot of trouble。 But this time， Liam is just going too far… Way too far。One of my favourite characters was Liam and Florida’s Drama teacher， Lisa。 I like the way Lisa is acting and how she puts the characters with the most suitable people that are going in the play。 The play is really really funny when Liam and Florida are playing the story: The BFG。 。。。more
Kmgreen
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This book was really fun and well written。 I loved the main character and came to love the supporting characters as well， though they start off kind of annoying。 This book was referenced in the Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall alongside E。 Nesbit， C。 S。 Lewis and N。 D。 Wilson， so I know I had to try it。 It's an interesting combination of bittersweet， imaginative and absurd and it ended quite well。 I'm looking forward to trying some of Boyce's other works。 This book was really fun and well written。 I loved the main character and came to love the supporting characters as well， though they start off kind of annoying。 This book was referenced in the Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall alongside E。 Nesbit， C。 S。 Lewis and N。 D。 Wilson， so I know I had to try it。 It's an interesting combination of bittersweet， imaginative and absurd and it ended quite well。 I'm looking forward to trying some of Boyce's other works。 。。。more
Mark Anthony
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Delightful kids yarn about a Liverpudlian boy， who can pass for way older than his years， winning the opportunity to support a children's mission into space。 Extremely funny and poignant。 A wacky， informative， and entirely endearing ride。 Highly recommended。 Delightful kids yarn about a Liverpudlian boy， who can pass for way older than his years， winning the opportunity to support a children's mission into space。 Extremely funny and poignant。 A wacky， informative， and entirely endearing ride。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Yui Hirasawa
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Amazing， Easy to read， perfect for people who struggle with maintaining focus while reading
Thomas Wright
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a boy stuck in space is a great hook to keep the reader engaged i like that its done as a audio log of the events that happened which made the audio book really feel like i was listening to a real audio log as i read along with the physical bookone thing i have noticed that maybe a bit formulaic is all the lessons in books by the author all are linked back to something different Cosmic uses World Of Warcraraft Framed uses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Millions uses Saintsbut that formula mixed wi a boy stuck in space is a great hook to keep the reader engaged i like that its done as a audio log of the events that happened which made the audio book really feel like i was listening to a real audio log as i read along with the physical bookone thing i have noticed that maybe a bit formulaic is all the lessons in books by the author all are linked back to something different Cosmic uses World Of Warcraraft Framed uses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Millions uses Saintsbut that formula mixed with the humour of this book really works out of the 3 i like this book the most 。。。more
Krista
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This book was mentioned in The Penderwick’s in Spring。 The Penderwick books are some of our favorites so I figured we should try some of the books that are on their “bookshelves”。
Jasmine Dabney
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I really enjoyed this book。 In this science fiction novel written by Boyce， you are taken on an out of this world adventure。。。 literally。 In this book， a group of young kids are taken on a space simulation。。。 or so they think。 This book takes you through the recruitment， preparation and eventual take off of a group of kids who get to go to space！ I would recommend implementing this book in grades 3 or 4。 I think that the students at this grade level will be very interested in the book and the sc I really enjoyed this book。 In this science fiction novel written by Boyce， you are taken on an out of this world adventure。。。 literally。 In this book， a group of young kids are taken on a space simulation。。。 or so they think。 This book takes you through the recruitment， preparation and eventual take off of a group of kids who get to go to space！ I would recommend implementing this book in grades 3 or 4。 I think that the students at this grade level will be very interested in the book and the scientific topics in which it discusses。 As an educator， there are a few ways in which I would implement this in my classroom。 One way that I would implement this in the classroom is by discussing the solar system。 The setting of the text is in outer space and there is a lot of vocabulary that relates to the solar system within the text。 I think learning about the solar system and discussing how fascinating it is will get students very excited about reading the book。 Another way in which I would implement it is in discussing history。 In doing so， I would have students research an astronaut of their choice。 In their research， students would discuss that individual's contributions， accomplishments， fun facts， etc。 Students would become experts on that individual and present their findings to the class。 Both of these activities would be very beneficial to students and provide them with tons of content and background knowledge that will better prepare them for the text。This was definitely a WOW book for me！ In my elementary years， I never really engaged with texts in this genre。 I primarily read books that were realistic fiction so this is a certainly a genre that is relatively new to me。 One thing that I really enjoyed about this book was how real it all seemed。 As they took off into space and while they were in space， I felt like I was on the rocket with them！ I felt that the author crafted this book so beautifully。 I really enjoyed it and will definitely read more books from this genre。 。。。more
Maggie Rabil
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Grade: 5In Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce， a young boy named Liam Digby tricks his way into going into space。 He continually lies to pass as an adult despite only being a middle school aged boy。 He is tall for his age and already grows premature facial hair， both of which help him pass as a real adult。 One day Liam wins a competition to go to a secret new theme park in China called Infinity Park without his parents' approval。 Since the competition requires a dad and a child to win， Liam embraces Grade: 5In Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce， a young boy named Liam Digby tricks his way into going into space。 He continually lies to pass as an adult despite only being a middle school aged boy。 He is tall for his age and already grows premature facial hair， both of which help him pass as a real adult。 One day Liam wins a competition to go to a secret new theme park in China called Infinity Park without his parents' approval。 Since the competition requires a dad and a child to win， Liam embraces his older looks and pretends to be the dad of his good friend Florida Kirby。 They both lie to their parents that they are going on a school field trip so that they can sneak off to Infinity Park。 While at Infinity Park， they learn that all the children who won the competition are allowed to ride the Infinite Possibility Rocket into space first， but only one dad can accompany them。 Liam desperately wants to ride first so he does everything he possibly can to prove that he is the best dad in the group and deserves to be chosen。 By following along Liam as he learns to be a dad， readers learn the importance of relationships， especially how relationships with adults affect children。Since this science fiction book is about a boy who travels to space， it would be a great read aloud to engage 5th grade students during an Earth and Space science lesson。 Learning about Liam's experience in space can help spark students’ interest to learn more about space and the solar system。 Therefore， teachers who read this book can use it as a conversation starter to exploring a timeline of major scientific space discoveries。 For example， teachers can explain to students in more detail about the launch of Laika the dog， Apollo 11， Apollo 13， and Challenger into space that are briefly mentioned in this book。 Reading this book aloud can even help students better relate to real-life astronauts。 Teachers can supplement their science instruction on NASA and space exploration by assigning students to write biographies on renowned U。S。 astronauts and later compare their stories to Liam's space adventure。 。。。more
Gabe McHenry
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i read it as a kid and it was a fun reread
Claire Fitzgerald
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One of the funnest books I've read in a while！ One of the funnest books I've read in a while！ 。。。more
Nathan
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Fun to read with the kids
Hannah
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From page one the book had my laughing。 An easy to read， enjoyable book。
Jillian Anderson
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A great book about space and it’s vastness but also about dads and how they ground us。 There are many kids that would really enjoy this book for its references to video games and the silly pranks that Liam pulls。 Read this and then read The Lion of Mars and maybe some good nonfiction like Moonshot to round out the full spectrum of space and its amazing wonders。
Louise Cowell
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I wasn't sure at the beginning that I'd enjoy this book， and not just because I'm an adult。 I'm not sure what it was， possibly the character introduction and building was just a bit of forced humour， I'm not 100% sure。 Anyways once I got past this point， I thought it was brilliant。 Very reminiscent of Roald Dahl-esque books - it even has a feel of Charlie and the Chocolate factory。 I would recommend this book to anyone with children interested in space。 Actually I would recommend it to most chil I wasn't sure at the beginning that I'd enjoy this book， and not just because I'm an adult。 I'm not sure what it was， possibly the character introduction and building was just a bit of forced humour， I'm not 100% sure。 Anyways once I got past this point， I thought it was brilliant。 Very reminiscent of Roald Dahl-esque books - it even has a feel of Charlie and the Chocolate factory。 I would recommend this book to anyone with children interested in space。 Actually I would recommend it to most children because it is a pretty funny and cool story！ 。。。more
MrsHughesReads
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Love this humorous and well-crafted story。 Clever language and hilarious characters are balanced with truly heartfelt moments。 A very fun read。
Kylie
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Not the best。。。 I also did it for book club。
Ashley Judge
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Imaginative， enjoyable， and insightful。 This is a "young"/ YA book that adults will enjoy and will learn and see themselves and their thoughts in。 Imaginative， enjoyable， and insightful。 This is a "young"/ YA book that adults will enjoy and will learn and see themselves and their thoughts in。 。。。more
Anya Korbut
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Чудесная добрая книга для детей， их родителей и тех，кто все еще любит мечтать
emma zhang
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my fourth grade teacher mr。 gold read this to me and i loved it it popped in my head just now which is like a decade later and i needed to add it to my goodreads incase i forget it again god i loved fourth grade
Sammy Miller
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This book follows the story of a 12-year-old boy， Liam， who is often mistaken for an adult due to his height and facial hair。 In the beginning， there is some explanation of the adventures this has led to （and the often disastrous outcomes）， as he dwells on the time he had taken a Porsche on a test drive with his ‘daughter’ Florida （who is actually a friend from school）。 The majority of the book， however， is dedicated to their time in space， orbiting the moon in a shuttle that closely resembles a This book follows the story of a 12-year-old boy， Liam， who is often mistaken for an adult due to his height and facial hair。 In the beginning， there is some explanation of the adventures this has led to （and the often disastrous outcomes）， as he dwells on the time he had taken a Porsche on a test drive with his ‘daughter’ Florida （who is actually a friend from school）。 The majority of the book， however， is dedicated to their time in space， orbiting the moon in a shuttle that closely resembles an ice-cream bus。 ‘Mum， Dad – if you’re listening – you know I said I was going to the South Lakeland Outdoor Activity Centre with the school？ To be completely honest， I’m not exactly in the Lake District。 To be completely honest， I’m more sort of… in space。 I’m on this rocket， the Infinite Possibility。 I’m about two hundred thousand miles above the surface of the Earth。’An incredible hook to an incredible story！ Not just about space but about friendships， families， relationships and lies。The story is told from the perspective of Liam， describing what has happened to them in a reflective tone。 He records his story on his mobile phone using the voice recorder ‘app’， and as a result this book can be read aloud beautifully。 As this is mostly Liam’s reflection of the events that led him to be in charge of a space shuttle， there is a bit of jumping between ‘present-day Liam’ talking about his view of the Earth， and the Liam of the past， in the months leading up to the adventure。 That definitely helped to keep engagement with the story – I often found myself wanting to skip forward a bit to find out how they arrived on a spaceship spiralling out of control。 These jumps between past and the present day weren’t too difficult to follow and definitely made the book more engaging。 。。。more
Adysnewbox
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"Cosmic" was。。。cute。 Charming。 Somewhat insubstantial， not perfect， but a nice way to spend a few hours/days。 It is primarily a sweet ode to the eternal tension between parents & children， and their struggle to relate to and understand one another。 It is also， however， about KIDS IN SPACE！ So you can imagine the tonal whiplash。 It was a little more cartoony & fanciful than I expected， but since this is a book for kids， I suppose I can forgive it for crossing the "unrealistic" line a few more tim "Cosmic" was。。。cute。 Charming。 Somewhat insubstantial， not perfect， but a nice way to spend a few hours/days。 It is primarily a sweet ode to the eternal tension between parents & children， and their struggle to relate to and understand one another。 It is also， however， about KIDS IN SPACE！ So you can imagine the tonal whiplash。 It was a little more cartoony & fanciful than I expected， but since this is a book for kids， I suppose I can forgive it for crossing the "unrealistic" line a few more times than I was prepared for。 But the book definitely has its heart in the right place。 Liam， our protagonist， is a 12-year-old who has his his growth spurt WAY early。。。he's far taller than anyone in his class， and even has facial hair。 This means he often gets mistaken for an adult， and he sometimes uses that to his advantage。 He gets onto "grown-up" rides at amusement parks， he gets to test-drive cars in dealerships， and he pretends to be the "father" of his friend Florida， so he gets to be an adult chaperone to various events。 This takes a very dramatic turn when he wins a contest and is flown out （with his "child"） to a mysterious new theme park in China， which has a big surprise waiting for its lucky child winners。。。a trip up to orbit， on board an automated rocket！ It'll be the first trip of its kind like this， and Liam （a gifted & talented student who LOVES adventure） can't wait to sign up。 But it will require all his wits to make his way onto the rocket。。。and then， when something on the rocket goes wrong （because of COURSE something goes wrong）， Liam will have to rely not just on his kid's brain， but his new "dad" skills， to save the day。。。and gain a new appreciation for his OWN dad in the process。Liam's "pretending to be an adult"hijinks at the beginning of the book were amusing， but I wasn't sure where it was all going to go。 And then he enters the contest and suddenly the book's tone and plot shift to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory， But In Space。" Mysterious factory， exciting prize， annoying kid contestants and their more annoying parents， wealthy and eccentric tour guide， bizarre obstacles to overcome。。。it was startling how heavily "Cosmic" aped that Roald Dahl template。 However， "Cosmic" JUST manages to still be its own thing， and that's mainly because Liam is a more independent， dynamic character than Charlie， who is a passive observer for most of the book。 Liam's struggle to fit in， either as a kid OR an adult， feels very authentically "early adolescent" and I really felt for the guy。 But even though he's an exciteable nerd， he also has a good heart， and he rises to the occasion when it comes to being a good friend， son， and "father。" I really enjoyed his character arc， even if the plot around him was a bit cartoony and bizarre。 This is a great book for upper elementary and early middle school readers。 。。。more
Melanie
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Book 156I listened to Cosmic， by Frank Cottrell Boyce， the author of Millions （which I highly recommend）。 It's another example of well-written， dimensional children characters and a creative story。 Liam is a physically mature 12yo that often gets mistaken for an adult。 He uses his "dadliness" to his advantage when he wins a contest for fathers to take their child to be the first riders of a new thrill ride， a legitimate rocket。 Theme of what it means to be a parent。 An enjoyable read。 Book 156I listened to Cosmic， by Frank Cottrell Boyce， the author of Millions （which I highly recommend）。 It's another example of well-written， dimensional children characters and a creative story。 Liam is a physically mature 12yo that often gets mistaken for an adult。 He uses his "dadliness" to his advantage when he wins a contest for fathers to take their child to be the first riders of a new thrill ride， a legitimate rocket。 Theme of what it means to be a parent。 An enjoyable read。 。。。more
Julie Malcolm
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Firstly I am not the target audience for this book。 Still it was very enjoyable with some laugh out loud moments。 Completely far fetched with some rather obvious holes in the story， yet it makes you think。 What does a good dad look like？
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Cosmic&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Cosmic&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0