
HERBERT'S WORMHOLE by Peter Nelson Illustrated by: Rohitash Rao Category: Manga/Comics/Pop Fiction Age Recommendation: Grades 6+ Release Date: 5/5/09 Publisher: HarperCollins Reviewed by: Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen Rating: 5 Stars Alex wants to spend his summer playing video games, but his parents have other plans. They’ve built a (babyish) jungle gym and set up a play date with nerdy science kid, Herbert. Herbert has spent his summer building a Negative Energy Densifier Suit. When the suits are worn by the boys on Alex’s new jungle gym, they open a wormhole to the future. Only in this future, aliens called G’daliens have taken over. They all seem friendly enough, except for GOR-DON, who wants the boys destroyed. Now it’s up to Alex and Herbert to save the future. I loved HERBERT’S WORMHOLE. It’s the perfect blend of cartoons and novel that readers of all ages will be sure to enjoy. The story is fast-paced and reads like an adventure/science fiction novel, but even if you’re not typically a fan of those genres, I would try picking this one up. It’s so full of humor, you’ll be laughing the whole time. I would give this to any reader who is looking for something to hold them over until the next DIARY OF A WIMPY KID book is released. Soon, they’ll be asking for more adventures of Herbert and Alex. |