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Books like Space Ship: 9 series to read next

Space Ship is 5 books, 1952–1972.

My Teacher Is an Alien
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Kairos
Alien Agent
Ormingat Trilogy
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Cara Sweeney / Alienated
Needle
Tip and J. Lo

seriesBruce Coville4 books1989

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Alien AgentSeries

seriesPamela F. Service6 books2008

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.

“In this first book of the Alien Agent series, we meet Zack, a normal kid with a crazy cousin, Ethan, who thinks he's an alien.”
from the catalogue description of My Cousin, the Alien

Start with My Cousin, the Alien →

Ormingat TrilogySeries

seriesSylvia Waugh3 books2000

About coming of age.

“For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp.”
from the catalogue description of Space Race

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Cara Sweeney / AlienatedSeries

seriesMelissa Landers3 books2014

Science fiction and first contact, about aliens.

“High school senior Cara Sweeney gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to participate in Earth's first intergalactic high school exchange program.”
from the catalogue description of Alienated

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NeedleSeries

seriesHal Clement2 books1950

Hard science fiction, about survival.

“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Needle →

Tip and J. LoSeries

seriesAdam Rex2 books2007

Funny in tone, set in north america.

Start with The True Meaning of Smekday →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Space Ship?: My Teacher Is an Alien — the closest match to Space Ship on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Space Ship?: The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Space Ship.
How big is Space Ship?: Space Ship is 5 books, 1952–1972.
Is Space Ship finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1952–1972.

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