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Violence
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No violence
Language
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No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of scientific wonder, the meaning of exploration, and whether knowledge is worth sacrifice
What this book is about
Chambers' 2019 novella follows four astronauts who volunteer to travel to other star systems and report what they find, as their mission extends and Earth goes silent. Quiet, optimistic, and deeply humanist. For all ages.
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