Thom reviewed Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein
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3 stars
A likeable enough book, but not as good as some of the other Heinlein juveniles. A glimpse into what RAH was putting together for later books.
211 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 1949 by Gollancz.
A young colonist on Mars befriends a strange round creature called Willis who gets him into trouble when he goes away to school, but whose presence and friendship finally enable the colonials to negotiate a treaty with the Martians.
A likeable enough book, but not as good as some of the other Heinlein juveniles. A glimpse into what RAH was putting together for later books.