My Review:
I recently read the first two episodes of The Star-Fighters of Murphy Street by Robert West. Both books were entertaining with enough action, interesting people, strange creatures, and mysteries to keep most kids in the target age group interested. The books are a fun read. My only concern is that the books are classified as Christian fiction and there is very little mention of God. I would recommend these books for your children for good, clean entertainment.
About the Author:
Robert West grew up in Indianapolis where he played football, enjoyed annual trips to the time trials for the Indy 500 and generally survived life as a PK: “Preacher’s Kid.” He eventually migrated to California (sort of the opposite of Beamer, who left California for Middle America) where he worked as Theatre Director at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Since then he has imported antiques, worked in the film industry as a story editor and associate producer, been a computer programmer, made architectural models, sold real estate, written radio commercials…and along the way raised three sons.
Rob lives with his wife and family near Los Angeles. He is active in music and dramatic ministries with his local church and frequently appears as an actor with several regional theatrical companies. He can also be found, on occasion, in the tree house shaped like a ship that he built with his sons in the back yard.
There’s a Spaceship in My Tree!
Beamer, age 13, who speaks only Californian, is an alien in the world of Middle America, exiled to a bizarre, ancient house on a mysterious street that may or may not exist on any map. With the help of a nerdy African-American kid named Ghoulie, a gangly tomboy named Scilla, and a miraculous, broken-down tree house shaped like a spaceship, he battles the indigenous life forms in his new home, from bullying creatures to the strange inhabitants of dark castles, subterranean caverns, and a spider web the size of a house, to discover how God gives a distinctive purpose to each uniquely designed human being.
From the Back Cover
Know Your Star-Fighters
Beamer: California transplant to a weird Midwestern town. Feels like hes living on another planet. Scilla: the gangly tomboy next door. Ghoulie: the class nerd.
Add one spaceship-shaped tree house capable of taking them most anywhere in the universe. Hop in and blast off for fantastic outer space adventures in Star-Fighters of Murphy Streetthe quirky, funny, fast-paced new trilogy by Robert West.
Newly arrived from California, thirteen-year-old Beamer MacIntyre feels like an alien in this bizarre Midwestern town. Strangest of all is the spaceship-shaped tree house in his yard. Surprises await Beamer and his two new friends, Ghoulie and Scilla, when they climb inside and blast off to a universe full of adventureincluding a surefire way to make the school bully stop harassing Ghoulie (provided it doesnt backfire!).
Attack of the Spider Bots
Beamer, age 13, who speaks only Californian, is an alien in the world of Middle America, exiled to a bizarre, ancient house on a mysterious street that may or may not exist on any map. With the help of a nerdy African-American kid named Ghoulie, a gangly tomboy named Scilla, and a miraculous, broken-down tree house shaped like a spaceship, he battles the indigenous life forms in his new home, from bullying creatures to the strange inhabitants of dark castles, subterranean caverns, and a spider web the size of a house, to discover how God gives a distinctive purpose to each uniquely designed human being.
From the Back Cover
Newly arrived from California, thirteen-year-old Beamer MacIntyre feels like an alien in this bizarre Midwestern town. Strangest of all is the spaceship-shaped tree house in his yard. Surprises await Beamer and his two new friends, Ghoulie and Scilla, when they climb inside and blast off to a universe full of adventureincluding a surefire way to make the school bully stop harassing Ghoulie (provided it doesnt backfire!).
