I found this book to be inane and I didn't enjoy the humor.

I received this book free at fair. I thought it would be an interesting book for my reluctant readers in 4th grade to read. On 1st glance the book looks like it will be a long read. But, the graphics and the story plot should be enough to keep them interested. I took away one star because I thought the ending was a little flat. But, I guess that's what sequels are for.

I've been just recently bemoaning the dearth of sci-fi in middle grade fiction, and this arc showing up seemed rather timely. While I meant something more like WondLa or Wrinkle in Time, this was not a terrible disappointment.

The mix of formatting, illustrations, and text seems to gear it towards younger grades, or maybe some reluctant older kids, and the plot reaffirms this. It's probably going to be a reasonable bridge book, though the size of it might intimidate some of the kids who would benefit from it most. It's funny and goofy, and doesn't have heavy handed lessons that so many books suffer from. Some of the upper middle grades might enjoy it for palate cleanser between meatier books.

Would recommend.

Excellent illustrations and multiple formats combined with a mix of wacky space adventure and funny observations on the middle grade experience. Definitely a lot of fun.

(My rating is probably a bit low due to high expectations from my love of the author-illustrator pair's previous Vordak series; this doesn't quite measure up to that in my mind.)

I read this book to/with my 7-year-old grandson and we both loved it. The story and the illustrations combined to tell the story in an engaging way. The story was funny and the characters were vivid and likeable, even the villain. I have a limited tolerance for reading aloud and my grandson has a limited tolerance for science fiction, but we were both totally won over by this book and enjoyed every minute of the experience. I would highly recommend this book for all ages. We finished reading it yesterday and my grandson eagerly took it home to read with his Mom.

I received this book from Goodreads.

Kelvin Klosmo's family has moved to a new intergalactic community so that his genius parents can continue their important scientific work. Starting a new school is always hard, but for Kelvin it's going to be especially difficult since his classmates and teachers will all be different species--plus he's expected to be an uber-genius since he's the product of two of the smartest people in the galaxy. Throw in a disrespected and jealous scientist who has decided that being evil is his path to fame, and you have SCI-FI JUNIOR HIGH.

SCI-FI JUNIOR HIGH has plenty of middle school humor, and the illustrations are in a comic format that helps the sometimes-confusing narrative. Both are sure to appeal to the book's intended audience. Kelvin is a relatable and well-formed character, and his struggles with imposter syndrome particularly ring true. His friends and family aren't quite as well done, and there are a lot of middle school literary tropes sprinkled throughout: a not-so-smart bully, friendly crushes, an embarrassing parent, and an annoying younger sibling.

This is the first a series, and I think it suffers a bit from trying to do too much to set up future books. That said, there's enough to keep readers entertained and flipping pages, and there are positives to recommend giving SCI-FI JUNIOR HIGH 2 a try, too.

My thanks to the publisher and YA Books Central a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars

I received an ARC for this book yesterday at NYCC, and I have to say, it was fun to read a kid's book after so much YA.

I can definitely see young readers enjoying this as much as I enjoyed Franny K. Stein when I was in elementary school.

But I do feel like, since the main character is about 12 (7th grade), the projected age of the audience would be 12 year olds, and I feel like this material and writing style is too simplistic for that age group. When I was 11-12, me and the kids my age were reading things like Breaking Dawn and The Outsiders.

Other than that I thought it was a fun adventure for young, unenthusiastic readers, which is what, at the end of the day, it was trying to accomplish. I'll definitely check out the finished copy in February to see the final illustrations.

My 7 yr old son and I really enjoyed reading this book together and can't wait for the next one. I asked him what he'd rate the book from 1 to 5 and he said, "10".

I got a copy of the Norwegian translation of this book for free from the publishing house, but have chosen to review on my own.

I read this book in one day. I don't have any kids or anything, but I still find it fun to read children books every now and again.
This book was a surprising lot of fun.
I liked the whole school idea it had going on, and the mix of drawings and writing it used as story telling. I also liked the plot and the subplot, so rating it wasn't that hard.
I actually want a sequel for this.

Very fun Sci-Fi book, has illustrations and comics as part of it which adds some great fun.