Gideon and is brother Ishmael are so
different. Gideon is a serious science guy who dreams of going to MIT. He even
has his own lab in the shed outback. Ishmael is a laid back prankster. Gideon
worries; Ishmael goes with the flow. They get along, but rarely see eye to
eye... until one of Gideon's experiments blows a huge crater in the backyard,
and they decide to tell everyone it was from an alien spacecraft.
You can understand why Ishmael would do it (he is too enthusiastic - he may have helped increase the size of the explosion). Gideon, though, is supposed to be the level headed one. But he sees an opportunity to do a social experiment that will make his MIT application stand out. The problem is people actually believe the story - people from all over the world are suddenly interested in their small town.
Lots of things happen in this humorous story. The brothers keep the people interested by faking other alien activities (like making crop circles). The head of their mom’s company (a health products network that is probably a scam) shows up to exploit the town for marketing and his own self- indulgence. Gideon is secretly dating Owen; secretly because as the only openly gay males in their school, Gideon does not want people to think that they are dating because they have no choice (yes, Gideon is insecure). Oh, there is a giant lave lamp in the center of town.
This is a fun read even though you want tell Gideon to chill out. There is some suspense (like how much trouble are these two going to get into); some romance; a little adventure; fake science fiction. Really, a bit of everything.
For more info, check out the Indianapolis Public Library catalog and the author's site.
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