Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
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This article is about the children's science fiction book. For the television film, see Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film). For other uses, see Zenon (disambiguation).
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1996 children's science fiction picture book written by Marilyn Sadler and illustrated by Roger Bollen. It tells the story of Zenon Kar, a girl in the year 2049 who lives on a space station in the Milky Way.[1] She is sent to her aunt on Earth to keep her out of trouble. She spends the summer on her grandparents' farm, learning their "old-fashioned" chores in their low-tech life. References in the novel are inspired by well-known science fiction characters.[2]
Quick Facts Author, Illustrator ...
Author | Marilyn Sadler |
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Illustrator | Roger Bollen |
Genre | Science fiction, Young adult fiction |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | 1996 |
Pages | 48 |
ISBN | 978-0-689-80514-1 |
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In 1999, the book was adapted into a television film as the Disney Channel Original Movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.[3]