For most part, Liam enjoys the benefits and advantages of being regarded as an adult: he goes to places he is not supposed to he gets to drive a Porsche and after passing the height restrictions, enjoys the scariest rollercoaster ever: the Cosmic. He is so tall that people actually think he is an adult (the fact that he has Premature Facial Hair also helps). Liam Digby is only 12 but he is VERY tall.

Why did I read this book: Jaclyn Moriarty talked about it on her Smugglivus’ guest post and I bought the book after I read the post.Ĭosmic proves rather successfully that the most ludicrous premise can turn into a wonderful, believable story in the hands of a competent writer:

How did I get this book: Bought (Kindle edition) It’s not long before Liam, along with his friends, is stuck between two worlds again only this time he’s 239,000 miles from home. Liam cons his way onto the first spaceship to take civilians into space, a special flight for a group of kids and an adult chaperone, and he is going as the adult chaperone. But mostly it’s just frustrating, being a kid trapped in an adult world. Sometimes it’s not so bad, like when his new principal mistakes him for a teacher on the first day of school or when he convinces a car dealer to let him take a Porsche out on a test drive. This is primarily because he’s a twelve-year-old kid who looks like he’s about thirty. Liam has always felt a bit like he’s stuck between two worlds. Publication date: July 2008 (First edition) Genre: Contemporary (with a bit of Sci Fi since it’s sort of set in SPACE) / Children’s

Cosmic frank boyce