The Dancing Meteorite
The Dancing Meteorite presents the perennial problem of an adolescent girl, Kira, trying to come to terms with her strengths and weaknesses - this time on a space station inhabited by people from three different planets. The book has a matter-of-fact tone about it which lends credibility to some of the less realistic aspects of Kira's adventures. the dénouement gives a satisfying symmetry to the book - Kira is asked to find the courage to do what she had earlier criticised a senior officer for having done: sacrifice personal loyalties to the safety of the space station. I was disappointed in the poor quality paper used and the frequency, in the earlier part of the book, of printing errors. However, I'd recommend this as a possible addition to a book box or class library for a second/third-year pupil looking for a fairly entertaining if undemanding read.