Margot and Mateo Save the World

Margot and Mateo Save the World

By Darcy Miller

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A hilarious—and slimy—alien adventure (set on Earth) that the bestselling author of Zombie Chasers, John Kloepfer, calls "fast paced, out-of-this-world fun!" Selected by the Wisconsin Library Association for Outstanding Achievement in children's literature.

When Margot Blumenthal removes a bright blue slug alien attached to Mateo Flores’s back, the school play co-stars know it’s definitely not going to be a regular day at West Cove Middle School.

They reluctantly team up and soon discover that the mayor and countless other adults, including Mateo’s dad, are infected—which means that West Cove, and possibly all of Earth, is in danger.

What will they (and their new scientist friend) do? Ditch class and protect humankind, of course—because one unexcused absence doesn’t matter when the world is at stake!

This stand-alone middle grade novel is fun, silly, and full of adventure. Young readers will speed through it…if they can stop laughing long enough to turn the page.

LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List / Eleanor Cameron List Selection * 2020 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Nominee

Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780062461315
ISBN-10: 0062461311
Published on 7/3/2018
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224

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Leonardo Leonardo

My favorite part was when they found out there were alien eggs. I liked it because there was going to be more action and it wasn’t going to be like they killed the aliens the end. Also I liked when the gym teacher punched Calvin inthe face, and Calvin got knocked out. Then I also liked when the mayor got mad because Calvin said there was an alien on her back and the mayor tried to bite Mateo, Margot, and Calvin but Mateo wrapped her in rope. Lastly, I liked when Mateo and Margot killed the Mother alien. I liked it because it was interesting, also there was just two middle school kids obliterating a 100ft monster and saving the world, that is cool. My opinion of the book is great. I really love Mateo Margot they seem like a great team. I also liked Calvin he seems very funny. Actually Calvin was my favorite character, he is funny and smart and he mostly made all the calculations. That is how they saved the world. At the end of the story, my opinion was very strong, about Margot, Mateo, and Calvin, it turned out they made a great team. Lastly, I didn’t really like the beginning of the book because it was pretty lame and I felt like it was just a recap. The amazing setting and silly characters made the story Margot and Mateo Save the World awesome. I recommend this book to people who like action because it has a lot of action and it is exciting. Margot and Mateo Save the World was written by Darcy Miller. It was written in 2018. I think this book was great, it was very exciting, and the characters were kind of silly and the setting was amazing. Mateo wanted his dad back because he couldn’t find him anywhere, that was because his dad got abducted by aliens. But Mateo didn’t know that because the earth was getting attacked by aliens. So Mateo tells Margot about it and they try to kill them. But more and more were coming, so they try to figure out where they are coming from. Then they find the Mother Alien and destroy it with just a mop and a sword and all people were back to normal.