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My Teacher Is an AlienSeries
series4 books1989
Adventurous in tone, about aliens.
“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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Lost in CyberspaceSeries
series2 books1995
completed
About friendship and virtual reality.
“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
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The Clone Chronicles (M. E. Castle)Series
series4 books2012
About cloning.
“Twelve-year-old Fisher Bas, a science-loving bully magnet, clones himself, only to discover that his double is infinitely cooler than himself.”
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on EarthNovel
Frank Cottrell Boycestandalone novel2016
Humor, about aliens and friendship, set in countryside & village.
“Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list.”
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Lenny Cyrus, School VirusNovel
Joe Schreiberstandalone novel2013
Humor.
“In this fast-paced middle grade novel with comic illustrations, boy genius Lenny Cyrus finds out that the human body is basically just like middle school, only a lot ickier.”
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Buttheads from Outer SpaceNovel
Jerry Mahoneystandalone novel2018
Humor, about aliens.
“Hoping to become famous, sixth-graders Josh and Lloyd write a blog inviting extraterrestrials to Earth, but soon realize they have made a very big mistake.”
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