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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Andrew lives with his father and works in a library. His father is a paleontologist. His work takes him all over the world and he always comes home excited about his recent find. This time, the find is what he first believes to be the fibula of an allosaur, but upon closer study, he decides it’s something completely different, like a new dinosaur not yet discovered. To add to the mystery, there’s a red orb about the size of a tennis ball embedded in the fossilized bone. While Andrew is studying the strange writing on the orb, he’s transported to another dimension, the era of the dinosaurs, and ends up having an intelligent conversation with not just one dinosaur, but several. He finds himself in Mozerika. The adventure gives the young man new respect for the work his father does.
David Serra’s short story, Mozerika: The First Journey, is an interesting time travel adventure. The story is told in the third person and mostly through the use of dialogue. The plot develops rapidly, allowing the reader to follow along with the main character’s adventure in the dinosaur world. The author obviously has some interest in and knowledge of the different dinosaurs that once roamed the earth. The nice thing about this story is the father-son bonding that develops as a result of Andrew’s adventure. At the beginning of the story, Andrew is skeptical about his father’s findings and research, but after being transported to Mozerika, Andrew develops a new sense of respect for both his father’s work and the great creatures that once roamed the earth.
