Swyler's writing surpasses her first book. This is a beautiful story, well told, poignant. The main protagonist is an eleven year old girl, Nedda, smart and ambitious. She desires to reach the stars. It is also a story of love, loss, and discovery. It's classified as fiction, yet the story opens in space on board a module traveling to a new planet. The science--chemistry and physics--are not overwhelming and are important to the story. This is a book I would read again.

Just love the twist anthems of this series.

This is such a feel-good story . We all need to recognize that we each have strengths that we can celebrate

Great book with interesting characters about friendship and imagination

Great for early readers.

I love the story, but she gets too caught up in the sexy bits. I also hate the fact that suddenly Ayla can’t speak her mind

This was Berry's fist book written in 2003. I liked the storyline as the Amber room did exist during the time of Csarist Russia and the story revolves around what happened to the Amber room during and after WWII. Several scenes for mature audiences only.

The teacher had a good idea and I liked seeing the students figuring it out

Loved it! Can’t wait for the next one

I really liked when they tied shoes to the bumper of a car