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Bring News Back: Having found about about the Evil Plan, the students have to take a risky journey across the frozen Martian canals to warn the colonists.

Finally, the friendship between Jim and Willis (who is probably really a larval form of Martian, not to mention a pregnant female) proves to be crucial in persuading the adult Martians not to annihilate every human colonist on the planet. When Howe (the tyrannical headmaster at the colonial boys' school) attempts to confiscate Willis this drives Jim to open defiance, and Willis' ability to repeat any overheard conversations verbatim reveals a plot against the colonists, triggering a much larger planet-wide rebellion.

A Boy and His X: A Martian "bouncer" named "Willis" forms an emotional bond with a human boy, Jim.

Artificial Outdoors Display: A common feature of rooms in the underground Martian cities, complete with an artificial Sun in the "sky" which mimics the position of the real Sun outside.

Animated Adaptation: An animated three-episode miniseries based on the book aired on Fox in 1994.

His friend points out that there will certainly be a similar grille on the other side, fastened by screws they won't be able to reach.

Air-Vent Passageway: Averted when one of the good guys proposes taking a vent grille off of a wall to get to the room on the other side.

Red Planet is a science fiction novel by Robert A.