There's a gentle alien creature that society doesn't understand, so they want to kill it. THE STAR BEAST is the final tale in the book, and I'm surprised no one has made it into a movie for kids. Now, put their adventures in space, and that's what you get. STARMAN JONES was a bit bland, but fun envision a Great Depression-era kid running away from home and getting into all sorts of adventures with a hobo he meets along the way. THE ROLLING STONES meanders, but it's still an interesting read of a family's adventures in space. However, BETWEEN PLANETS is an interesting galactic espionage tale. I also started noticing a lot of Heinlein's crutches, which took me out of it a bit. It's never a good idea to read an author back to back, and I just read four novels in this book, so I got burned out halfway through. Anyway, I had a little bit of trouble with this one because I binge-read it. I don't see many kids today understanding some of the things in these books, and sixty years isn't that long. This is another collection of Heinlein's juvenile novels, and much like the last one, I have to marvel at his ability to throw difficult concepts at kids.
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