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Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Wilson and Doris Weatherford have been happily married for over twenty years as they raise their two children, Mark and Margie, and manage the farm left to Wilson by his parents. Then, one day, Wilson rises early and goes to his barn to begin his morning chores. And there, on a haystack, is a strange girl, no more than five feet tall, with a big forehead, small nose, large ears and a small pointed chin. Her name is Cuquita and she is from a faraway planet. Missing her space ship ride home, she settles down in Wilson's barn for sleep as she knows that is what humans do at night. People of Cuquita's planet are much more intelligent and able than human beings, but Cuquita masks her other-planet origins and pretends she has total memory loss as the kind-hearted Weatherfords take her into their home and lives. Cuquita loves to race animals and can communicate with the Weatherfords' dogs and horses but she keeps that to herself. When the Weatherfords' college age children come home for the summer, Cuquita bonds with them and especially with Margie. She joins Margie in playing basketball and is an amazingly good player which creates problems with local basketball stars Tina and Michel. However, all Cuquita wants is to return to her home planet even though she fits in well with the Weatherfords and their life style.
"Cuquita" is a delightful story about a girl from another planet who is stranded here on earth by accident. The Weatherfords are good-hearted and true to their Mid-Western origins. Tina and Michel are vengeful but believable as are Crime Boss D and drug-addicted Patty who lures on innocent Mark Weatherford. The plot follows Cuquita as she helps the Weatherfords, fits into local life and waits patiently for that spaceship that will take her to her home on a planet far away. "Cuquita" is a nice read for "E.T." fans everywhere.
