Do you believe in life on other planets? How about
abductions? The main character in this book will make the
reader question their beliefs more than once. Mal thinks
that his disappearance for three days was an abduction, even
though everyone is quick to assure him it was a
seizure...some sort of medical complication. When Mal looks
into his theories and joins an abductee support group, he
meets Hooper. Hooper, though a secondary character, has some
important contributions to the book and to Mal's
world...some of which will leave Mal breathless.
The chapters in FIRST DAY ON EARTH are varied. Sometimes a
chapter consists of one sentence while other times they are
closer to eight+ pages. They are written, of course, for
effect and the author meets his goal. The reader will be
drawn to Mal's unusual character as well as the other odd,
secondary characters. The more the reader gets to know Mal,
the more the reader will understand the true meaning behind
the story. This book takes some thought, but isn't meant to
be earth-shattering, just to place the reader into the mind
of an unusual boy.
A startling, wonderful novel about the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien world. We are specks. Pieces of dust in this universe. Big nothings. I know what I am. Mal lives on the fringes of high school. Angry. Misunderstood. Quiet, but with a lot of words underneath. Seven years ago, Mal disappeared for three days. Everyone tells him it was a breakdown, a seizure, something medical. He thinks it was something different. An alien abduction. But there's no way for him to know for sure. Then, at an abductee support group, he meets Hooper, who has some otherworldly secrets of his own. And suddenly the truth is closer than Mal ever imagined it could be. They are out there and they are watching us. One day, I'm going with them. And I'm going to be free.
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