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2000s: Calling Major Tom as he has quite a story to tell
Calling Major Tom
What you need to know before your trail
Thomas Major is a scientist working at the British Space Agency when he get s the chance to be the first man to visit Mars. He decides to go and escape earth and he doesn’t intend to come back.
Back on earth the Ormerod family are also having problems.Ellie is a teenager and has a younger brother James. They both live with their grandmother as their father is in jail. Sadly it soon becomes clear that Gladys has dementia
Two stories which prove that no matter where you are in the world, and even out of this world, everyone needs a way to reach out to someone and connect.
Travel Guide
Caversham and outerspace
When you go into space with a one way ticket, you don’t expect to meet anyone – you get to see the entire world from your spaceship window though and the view is mesmerising. This is what Major Tom finds when he heads up to space and watches down below. Work at the UK Space Agency in reality sounds very interesting though
Space travel might be seen as exciting but poor Major Tom wants to go there to escape everyone from his world and the world itself. The situation where he dials the wrong number from space and talks to the family is a stark reminder of the event when Tim Peak recently dialled home from up in space and his mother had gone out!
This book also takes you deep into the heart of the human soul and the human need for friends and love. The world of David Bowie too of course and a song which will never leave you.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Calling Major Tom
Author/Guide David M. Barnett Destination: Reading, Outer space Departure Time: 2000s
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