BOOK: The exchange student by Gilmore

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Gilmore, Kate._The exchange student_,1999 [0-395-57511-7]
It is late in the 21st century and Daria is breeding endangered
species.  To her surprise, her mother has volunteered the family to
house an exchange student from another planet.  Very soon the
reader realizes that this alien has another agenda other than just
"exchange student" which appears to have something to do with
animals.  We slowly figure out that something strange is going on
with the animals back on the other planet and this exchange
student is going to try to bring some back (or at least some DNA.)
The whole concept is great but it didn't work for me although the
hidden agenda of the aliens held my attention for a while.  At times
the reader gets into the mind and feelings of the alien.  Every once
in a while the author gets too into talking about the animals (like in
Moby Dick -- although not that extensive.)  This 213 page book has
a real message to people concerned about extinction and
endangered species.

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