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Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Spin Author: Robert Charles Wilson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 452 Publisher: Tor Books

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: You Wouldn’t Want to Be on Apollo 13! A Mission You’d Rather Not Go On Author:

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Reaching for the Moon Author: Buzz Aldrin Illustrator: Wendell Minor Reading Level: Ages 9-12 NSS Amazon link

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: First on the Moon Author: Barbara Hehner Illustrator: Greg Ruhl Reading Level: Ages 4-8 NSS Amazon

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Raizer Title: Sex in Space Author: Laura Woodmansee NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Paperback Pages: 136 Publisher: C.G

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Tierney O’Dea Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith NSS Amazon link for this

Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Variable Star Author: Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardcover Pages:

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Max Goes to Mars Author: Jeffrey Bennett Illustrator: Alan Okamoto Reading Level: Ages 4-8 NSS Amazon link

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Bart Leahy Title: Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets Author: John S. Lewis NSS Amazon link

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Al Globus Title: Colonies in Space Author: T. A. Heppenheimer NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardbound / Paperback Pages:

Category: Children’s Book Reviewed by: Veronica Ann Zabala-Aliberto Title: Man on The Moon Author: Anastasia Suen Illustrator: Benrei Haung Reading Level: 4-8 NSS Amazon link

Category: Non-Fiction Reviewed by: Masse Bloomfield Title: 2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future Author: Gerard K. O’Neill NSS Amazon link for this book

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