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    Look 'N Up Invasion: Look 'N Up, #1
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    Look 'N Up Series

    By Janice Carr Smith

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    FINALIST - THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS

    HONORABLE MENTION IN 3 CATEGORIES: SCI-FI FANTASY,  NOVEL and YOUNG ADULT  from STORY MONSTERS INK

     

    It's Baput's 12th birthday. The battle begins today,

    While fighting the circadian predators that decimate their population every 3 years, the green-skinned royal family of an isolated, primitive world are accidentally transported to the Look'N Up Pomegranate Ranch in present-day California, where they are hired as immigrant farm workers by a particularly empathetic family who were once penniless farm workers themselves, and who carry a hideous genetic deformity. They believe in the Look' N Up Way: "It means you pull your head out of wherever you like to tuck it and look around at the people around you. Feel them. Think about them. Consider them. How do these green people feel?"

     

    Guided by empathy, the two families explore each other's cultures in a richly woven story of religion vs. science; theocracy vs. democracy; women's rights; racism; otherization; castigation and the shocking psychological effects of living in a world with no otherwhere.

     

    When they find that the predators have followed their green-skinned prey, and are hibernating on the ranch, waiting to attack an unsuspecting Earth, they must combine their very diverse talents to defeat them.

     

     "Entertaining and enlightening. ...Look 'N Up Invasion takes a modern and unique approach to the sci-fi genre as it tackles a complex array of themes, most notably the concepts of empathy amidst cultural diversity. This fantasy is at once thrilling and thought-provoking, exploring real-world issues of racism and sexism, religion and theocracy — all while tackling the impending threat of alien monsters." Katie Bloomer, Book Trib

     

    "Enthralling....A cleverly plotted mix of fantasy, family drama, and cultural debate. Highly recommended!" The Wishing Shelf

     

    "The perfect read for those who enjoy a young adult, sci-fi and fantasy driven drama that also explores complex moral questions. The physical threats that the characters face is expertly woven into the moral and psychological trauma that each face as their worlds grow. Thought-provoking, thrilling, and entertaining, Look 'N Up Invasion is a must read genre fiction narrative that readers won't be able to put down." Christina Avina, Pacific Book Review.

     

    "I recommend Look 'N Up Invasion to readers who enjoy drama filled thrillers and sci-fi. ...A thrilling book with lots of plot twists, drama, and action. The vivid description and detailed narration made the reader visualize the events. The storyline flows perfectly, and the reader gets to enjoy each character. I like that with Janice Carr Smith's writing, you get to choose your hero and not rely on the author to select heroes and villains for the reader. Most of the main characters have a balance between their strong sides and weaknesses, and that makes them fascinating." Aaron Washington, Hollywood Book Reviews.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJanice Carr Smith
    Release dateMar 6, 2023
    Look 'N Up Invasion: Look 'N Up, #1

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      Look 'N Up Invasion: Look 'N Up, #1
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      Look 'N Up Invasion: Look 'N Up, #1

      Janice Carr Smith
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      FINALIST - THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION IN 3 CATEGORIES: SCI-FI FANTASY,  NOVEL and YOUNG ADULT  from STORY MONSTERS INK   It's Baput's 12th birthday. The battle begins today, While fighting the circadian predators that decimate their population every 3 years, the green-skinned royal family of an isolated, primitive world are accidentally transported to the Look'N Up Pomegranate Ranch in present-day California, where they are hired as immigrant farm workers by a particularly empathetic family who were once penniless farm workers themselves, and who carry a hideous genetic deformity. They believe in the Look' N Up Way: "It means you pull your head out of wherever you like to tuck it and look around at the people around you. Feel them. Think about them. Consider them. How do these green people feel?"   Guided by empathy, the two families explore each other's cultures in a richly woven story of religion vs. science; theocracy vs. democracy; women's rights; racism; otherization; castigation and the shocking psychological effects of living in a world with no otherwhere.   When they find that the predators have followed their green-skinned prey, and are hibernating on the ranch, waiting to attack an unsuspecting Earth, they must combine their very diverse talents to defeat them.    "Entertaining and enlightening. ...Look 'N Up Invasion takes a modern and unique approach to the sci-fi genre as it tackles a complex array of themes, most notably the concepts of empathy amidst cultural diversity. This fantasy is at once thrilling and thought-provoking, exploring real-world issues of racism and sexism, religion and theocracy — all while tackling the impending threat of alien monsters." Katie Bloomer, Book Trib   "Enthralling....A cleverly plotted mix of fantasy, family drama, and cultural debate. Highly recommended!" The Wishing Shelf   "The perfect read for those who enjoy a young adult, sci-fi and fantasy driven drama that also explores complex moral questions. The physical threats that the characters face is expertly woven into the moral and psychological trauma that each face as their worlds grow. Thought-provoking, thrilling, and entertaining, Look 'N Up Invasion is a must read genre fiction narrative that readers won't be able to put down." Christina Avina, Pacific Book Review.   "I recommend Look 'N Up Invasion to readers who enjoy drama filled thrillers and sci-fi. ...A thrilling book with lots of plot twists, drama, and action. The vivid description and detailed narration made the reader visualize the events. The storyline flows perfectly, and the reader gets to enjoy each character. I like that with Janice Carr Smith's writing, you get to choose your hero and not rely on the author to select heroes and villains for the reader. Most of the main characters have a balance between their strong sides and weaknesses, and that makes them fascinating." Aaron Washington, Hollywood Book Reviews.  

      FINALIST - THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION IN 3 CATEGORIES: SCI-FI FANTASY,  NOVEL and YOUNG ADULT  from STORY MONSTERS INK   It's Baput's 12th birthday. The battle begins today, While fighting the circadian predators that decimate their population every 3 years, the green-skinned royal family of an isolated, primitive world are accidentally transported to the Look'N Up Pomegranate Ranch in present-day California, where they are hired as immigrant farm workers by a particularly empathetic family who were once penniless farm workers themselves, and who carry a hideous genetic deformity. They believe in the Look' N Up Way: "It means you pull your head out of wherever you like to tuck it and look around at the people around you. Feel them. Think about them. Consider them. How do these green people feel?"   Guided by empathy, the two families explore each other's cultures in a richly woven story of religion vs. science; theocracy vs. democracy; women's rights; racism; otherization; castigation and the shocking psychological effects of living in a world with no otherwhere.   When they find that the predators have followed their green-skinned prey, and are hibernating on the ranch, waiting to attack an unsuspecting Earth, they must combine their very diverse talents to defeat them.    "Entertaining and enlightening. ...Look 'N Up Invasion takes a modern and unique approach to the sci-fi genre as it tackles a complex array of themes, most notably the concepts of empathy amidst cultural diversity. This fantasy is at once thrilling and thought-provoking, exploring real-world issues of racism and sexism, religion and theocracy — all while tackling the impending threat of alien monsters." Katie Bloomer, Book Trib   "Enthralling....A cleverly plotted mix of fantasy, family drama, and cultural debate. Highly recommended!" The Wishing Shelf   "The perfect read for those who enjoy a young adult, sci-fi and fantasy driven drama that also explores complex moral questions. The physical threats that the characters face is expertly woven into the moral and psychological trauma that each face as their worlds grow. Thought-provoking, thrilling, and entertaining, Look 'N Up Invasion is a must read genre fiction narrative that readers won't be able to put down." Christina Avina, Pacific Book Review.   "I recommend Look 'N Up Invasion to readers who enjoy drama filled thrillers and sci-fi. ...A thrilling book with lots of plot twists, drama, and action. The vivid description and detailed narration made the reader visualize the events. The storyline flows perfectly, and the reader gets to enjoy each character. I like that with Janice Carr Smith's writing, you get to choose your hero and not rely on the author to select heroes and villains for the reader. Most of the main characters have a balance between their strong sides and weaknesses, and that makes them fascinating." Aaron Washington, Hollywood Book Reviews.  

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    Janice Carr Smith

    Janice Carr was raised by liberal parents in ’60s in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a short hike from Harvard Square. As a kid, she liked to read, write, and act out her stories with her stuffed animals, and sometimes her brother, Charlie, while Dad’s Wurlitzer Organ buzzed the corners of the ceiling, rocking the house. Mom would be out marching for some left-wing cause or candidate. All that ended when Janice was twelve. Cancer struck, first her mom, then her dad. By fourteen, she was orphaned and living in Florida with relatives who had a very different world view. When they decided to move farther into their rural world, Jan rebelled and returned home to finish high school, living with a dear family friend to whom her first book is lovingly dedicated. Itching to be on her own, no longer a guest, she left campus-rich Boston for a Radio-TV-Film major at Northwestern University. The college Outing Club opened her city-born eyes to the natural world with hiking, rock-climbing and spelunking trips, and she switched to a Geology major. After years of wandering, she married John Smith and became an Environmental Consultant, shepherding public works projects through California’s rigorous environmental compliance process, first at a private engineering firm and later for a rural county public works department in Northern California. In 2017, Janice retired in the same county with the same husband. One day, in her garden, she started hearing voices. She looked up, and the Look’N Up was born.

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