Farmer In The Sky - Robert A. Heinlein • BookLikes (ISBN:1416555404)

Farmer In The Sky

by: Robert A. Heinlein (author)

The Earth is crowded and food is rationed, but a colony on Ganymede, one of the moons of Jupiter, offers an escape for teenager Bill Lermer and his family.

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9781416555407 (1416555404)

Publisher: Baen Books

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Science Fiction, Literature, American, Space, Speculative Fiction

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Lisa (Harmony) rated it

12 years ago

http://LisaMariaC.booklikes.com Lisa (Harmony) 3.0 Farmer in the Sky

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This is one of Heinlein's juveniles, that is, one that was centered on and marketed towards teens. On an Earth where the food ration has once again been cut, a teenaged Bill and his father decide to become farmers--on Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons--where food is plentiful. The book was originally...

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thomcat rated it

13 years ago

http://thomcat.booklikes.com thomcat 3.0

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Started listening to it, then after the bad recording I finished it on the Nook. Nice descriptions of basic farming; wish we were closer to settling another body in space :(

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Sticky Note Quotes rated it

14 years ago

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A nice little story about a boy who leaves his home to live on a new plant with his father. It's not the best in the world but good for some light reading.

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