In the Classroom Edition of The Martian:
Classroom-appropriate language
Discussion questions and activities
Q&A with Andy Weir
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on
Mars.
Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.
After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while
thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way
to even signal Earth that he's alive—and even if he could get word out, his
supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The