Review: 2016 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, edited by Corie and Sean Weaver

This is a great addition to the 2015 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, filled with tales of, well, exploration and adventure. All the young protagonists face their problems with strength of character and intelligence, whether they be facing aliens on a new planet or facing space pirates on their own ship. I particularly liked "The Worms Won't Feed Themselves, You Know" by Deborah Walker, which has such an original take on the future that I've spent five minutes trying to describe it and not doing it justice. Read this one first. I also enjoyed "Where You Want to Be" by Jeannie Warner, which continues the adventures of Ollie and Dodge from the previous Guide. This time, their independence and control of their spaceship is threatened by one Jazz Hook. (Think about it.)

I recommend this book to middle school readers, but as an adult I loved it, too.