Though first-time author Petersen’s story flits through time and space, it’s easy to follow, and the pieces snap together neatly. A pale man with a glowing stopwatch (who turns out to be a wish-granting “star spirit”) approaches Marten and his friend Paul, whisks them back in time to meet a younger Marten, and brings them to a limbo where Aldrin awaits a decision on his future. It’s never worked before, but Marten gives it a go, wishing away his annoying six-year-old brother, Aldrin.Īt a science museum the following day, Aldrin suddenly fades away, and Marten’s parents and other museum patrons become frozen, statuelike, in time. In this diverting blend of science and magic, 11-year-old Marten grumps when his mother, an aspiring astronaut, urges him to wish on a shooting star during a meteor shower.
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