Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Planet of the Dips
Bruce Coville · 1995
65/100
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Planet of the Dips delivers exactly what a Space Brat book promises — propeller hats, stupid jokes, and a dog named Lunk — and for the right seven-year-old that's plenty. The anger-management thread running through the series gives Blork slightly more going on than pure silliness. But outside the existing fanbase this fourth entry offers little reason to start, and its ambitions are deliberately, unapologetically low.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance44
craft62
originality52
accuracy80
hype70
age-fit88
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict65
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