Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
by Robin Kleinliterary work· published 1985
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Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left is a 1985 novel by Australian children's author Robin Klein which also became a children's television series. The story focuses on an alien family who seek refuge on Earth, in the small town of Bellwood. Klein also wrote a sequel novel called Turn Right for Zyrgon.
Adaptations (1)
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left was adapted into a 1994 television series.
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left1994 · television series · 25 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0On planet Zyrgon on the other side of the galaxy, X's father manipulates the state lottery to win for the 27th time in a row. His twelve-year-old daughter X knows he will be severely punished and is determined to save her family from jail. Pursued by the law, the whole family set off into space, and halfway across the galaxy they turn left and land on an even stranger planet - Earth. Based on the award winning 1986 novel by Robin Klein.
