Books like The Dark Planet

I read “The Dark Planet” by Patrick Carman. I thought that the book was extremely good. The story always kept me wanting to read more and not stopping until I was done. The book was about a young boy, Edgar, who lived on a planet called Atherton. Atherton was created by a scientist to see if it was possible to save life on a polluted Earth. Edgar was also created by the same man that created Atherton. Edgar was sent on a journey to the bottom of Atherton to try and regain contact with the Dark Planet. When Edgar reached the docking station however, the ship became automated and sent Edgar to the Dark Planet. On his way to the Dark Planet Edgar received instructions from his father to seek out the Silo where he grew up. When Edgar stumbled into the Silo, he quickly made new friends with the young children who were forced to work there. Everything seemed to be going according to plan until Commander Judix, the dictator of the Dark Planet, realized that Edgar was the boy created by Dr. Harding. When she realized this she did everything in her power to stop Edgar and his friends. By Dr Harding’s ingenious plans and quite a bit of luck, Edgar and his friends narrowly escaped the Dark Planet and returned to Atherton. Once the group reached Atherton, a chain reaction was started that sent cleaners to the Dark Planet to rid it of pollution.The main character in the book is Edgar. He is a young boy who was created by a scientist. He is an extremely good climber and uses his skills to climb underneath Atherton. Throughout the book he goes through significant changes. In the beginning he is searching for something that will show him where he really came from. In the end of the book Edgar finally receives the sense of fulfilment he has long been searching for.The setting of the story switches between Atherton and the Dark Planet. Atherton was a planet that orbits the Dark Planet. It was created to save the lives of people on the Dark Planet. The Dark Planet was Earth after it had run out of resources. The Dark Planet had little life left on it and was covered in a thick layer of poisonous smog. Everyone on the Dark Planet was required to wear goggles when they went outside, and almost all of the children are shipped out to work because of their tolerance to the smog. The time period of the book was never clearly stated, but I believe that it took place in the close future. This is because the Earth has finally been exhausted of its resources and the main characters were trying to save the dying planet.I believe that the lesson the author was trying to teach in the book is that there is always hope. This is because even though most people had given up on the Dark Planet, Dr. Harding never gave up on his plan to save it. I can apply this to my life in many ways. I can apply this to my education by knowing that the end goal is good and that I should do my best to get there. I can also apply this at home. Even when I feel like I can’t do anything, I will remember that there will always be better days.I would give “The Dark Planet” five out of five stars. The book was very well written and flowed nicely. The author did a great job of keeping my interest throughout the whole story. The author also did a great job of always adding elements to make me think about what was going to happen next. The book had a simple vocabulary and was very easy to read. I would recommend this book to high schoolers or anyone who loves books with lot of action and suspense.