APOLLO 13

Title: APOLLO 13
Author: Dina Anastasio
Publisher (level): Penguin (2)
Summary:
Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert were astronauts of Apollo 13. They started for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But, on the second day of their trip, the command module’s machines went crazy. They were losing oxygen and power in space. They didn’t have much time, so they couldn’t go to the Moon. And they had to return to the Earth. Controllers worked hard on the problems in the simulator in Houston. Then they decided to fly their ship without the computer. It was the only way to return. At last, they were back on Earth safely.
Evaluation: 4 stars
I was excited constantly while I read this book. This book was based on a movie. So, there were many descriptions of sounds and scenes. They made this story more exciting.