Our featured review for today takes a closer look at Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction finalist Into the Red by Christopher Swiedler:
This exciting survival story made for an intriguing read. Survival stories on earth can be mind-blowing, but trying to survival almost impossible circumstances on Mars?! Not to mention, the main character, Michael, struggles with an anxiety disorder, that definitely interferes with his ability to function outside of the colony. But he so badly wants to prove to both his father and himself that he can do it that he takes the risk anyway.
Read the rest of the review here–it was written by Round 1 judge Heidi Grange, a Cybils veteran who blogs at Geo Librarian.