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Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Moon Beam Authors: Travis S. Taylor and Jody Lynn Nye NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle Pages: 320

Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Flying Higher and Faster Author: Vance Brand NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Paperback Pages: 245 Publisher: Mira

Miguel and Michelle Visit Spaceport America by Loretta Hall (2017). This book captures the experience of two children on a school field trip to New

Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut Author: Clayton C. Anderson NSS Amazon link for this book Format:

Reviewed by: Mark Lardas Title: Darkship Revenge Authors: Sarah Hoyt NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 368 Publisher: Baen Date: May 2017

Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: Amazing Stories of the Space Age Author: Rod Pyle NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback/Kindle Pages: 365 Publisher:

Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: Asteroid Hunters Author: Carrie Nugent NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover/Kindle/Audio Pages: 128 Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Mission to Pluto by Mary Kay Carson (2017). Outstanding “group biography” including profiles of the New Horizons mission team members and the dwarf planet itself.

Reviewed by: Loretta Hall Title: The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration: Who Will Compete, Who Will Dominate? Author: Linda Dawson NSS Amazon link for

Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers Author: Chris Gainor NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages:

Reviewed by: Clifford R. McMurray Title: Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom Author: George Leopold NSS Amazon link for this book

Reviewed by: Robert A. Lee Title: The Swarm: The Second Formic War (Volume 1) Authors: Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston NSS Amazon link for

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