Lan Mifune and his family are humans who are about to become
aliens. After Earth was destroyed by a
nuclear war, what’s left of the human population must find a new host
planet. Lan and his family agree to be
human test subjects on Planet Choom to see if the human race can get along with
the other alien races. But it’s going to
be hard to persuade a whole planet that already dislikes humans. It’s up to Lan and his family to represent
the best qualities of the human race and it isn’t going to be easy! We’re
Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey takes a humorous look at what it would be
like if humans were the aliens on a new planet.
This book was a unique and enjoyable read! My younger self would have laughed about how
one of Planet Choom’s inhabitants “display smell” as a form of showing
emotion. My adult self loves the subtle
commentary about immigration. Rodkey
does a wonderful job of knitting together Lan’s optimism and humor with the
dire state of the human race. A great
book for 4th - 8th grade students, I think it would be a
wonderful addition on any bookshelf or library collection. I definitely look forward to picking up my own copy on March 5th!
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s publishing
for allowing me to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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