My Son is an Alien

My Son is an Alien
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2003
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780742528550

My Son Is an Alien is an entertaining, informative look at cultural influences on today's youth. Based on interviews with hundreds of teens, pre-teens, and parents, the book sketches out facets of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from body image and slang to peer pressure and drugs. Filled with facts, commentaries, anecdotes, and resources, it also includes numerous features on topics like teen expressions and the least family-friendly TV shows. Danesi proposes strategies for changing the prevailing mindset on youth, including reconnecting adolescents to adult society.

My Son Is an Alien!!

My Son Is an Alien!!
Author: Brandelyn VanRoss
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2007-10
Genre:
ISBN: 143433953X

Did you ever want to be special or stand out from the crowd? It is hard enough to fit in with society...but why must Matthew make it even more difficult by insisting that he is an alien? Is he imagining it...or could it be that he really is an alien?! This heartfelt rhyming tale looks inside a special boy's struggle to be unique and belong to something bigger than this world and also a mother's unconditional love that helps make it happen. This story promotes imagination and self esteem and it brings a whole new twist to the saying "Reach for the Stars".

My Friend the Alien: A Bloomsbury Reader

My Friend the Alien: A Bloomsbury Reader
Author: Zanib Mian
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2020-07-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1472973895

A thought-provoking comedy about being an alien from prize-winning Zanib Mian. Maxx is an alien: a real one - from the planet Zerg. He's on Earth to research these strange things called emotions that humans have (and eat as much chocolate as he can). But some of the humans seem to think Maxx's new human friend Jibreel is an alien too, and Maxx just can't figure it out. Why would coming from another country make you an alien?! This funny science-fiction story is a perfect way to tackle difficult topics like racism and refugees with children. It has hilarious black-and-white illustrations from Sernur Isik throughout, and is ideal for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded stories by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence, covering a wide range of genres and topics. With charming illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for reading both in the classroom and at home. For more information visit www.bloomsburyguidedreading.com. Book Band: Grey Ideal for ages 8+

Your Alien

Your Alien
Author: Tammi Sauer
Publisher: Union Square Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781454950622

A little boy meets a stranded alien child and the two instantly strike up a fabulous friendship. They go to school, explore the neighborhood, and have lots of fun all day. However, when bedtime rolls around, the little boy must comfort his homesick new friend. This funny, heartwarming story proves that friends and family are the most important things in the universe . . . no matter who or where you are.

Alien Kid

Alien Kid
Author: Kristen Otte
Publisher: Discover Your Story
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2017-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1546482261

My Son and an Alien!

My Son and an Alien!
Author: Doreen A. Crain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780805988307

My BFF Is an Alien

My BFF Is an Alien
Author: Vivian Teo
Publisher: Epigram Books
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2020-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9814845914

Meet Abriana Yeo, 13, awkward and friendless. Meet Octavia Wu, a graceful teenage alien with superpowers. Forced to flee her home planet Viridis after an invasion by "The Others", another alien species, Octavia and her parents crash-land in the Singapore heartland. Pretending to be a foreign student, Octavia enters secondary one and befriends Abriana, who then helps her in her quest to find the Anteris, a missing element the alien family needs if they want to return to Viridis to help in the war effort. All the while, the two girls also need to navigate the intricate web of teenage drama at Bukit Timah Secondary Girls’ School (BTSGS), where mean girls thwart their search efforts every step of the way. Behind the adventure, mystery and sci-fi, this middle-grade novel also explores the pertinent issues that teenagers typically deal with in a local school setting—friendship, loyalty, CCAs, homework and bullies. There is also no shortage of excitement and intrigue in this sci-fi and adventure. This is the first in a four-book series, for children aged 10 and above.

My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord

My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord
Author: David Solomons
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698192435

When Luke's annoying older brother became a superhero instead of him, Luke thought he couldn't get any more disgruntled-- until his friend Lara became a superhero, too. Now Luke's feeling totally left out; even his best friend gets mad at him when Luke's attempts at crime-solving without superpowers go terribly awry. So when Luke discovers an alien plot to overthrow the world, he's got nobody to turn to who'll listen...nobody but his sworn enemy. In this hilarious sequel to My Brother is a Superhero, Luke will have to put on his big-boy Daredevil underpants and find out what heroes and villains are truly made of.

My Sister Is an Alien!

My Sister Is an Alien!
Author: Rachel Bright
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9780141502656

Alfie is crazy about space. His favourite things are- 1. aliens, 2. rockets, 3. the moon - in that exact order. He doesn't really think much about anything else, until his new baby sister comes along. Then he notices that she looks a bit funny, she talks funny and sometimes she smells funny and he realizes . . . she MUST BE AN ALIEN! Alfie knows he needs to be brave and take her back to the moon where she belongs - after all, she often cries for home - and that's when the adventure really starts. . . A positive, funny and charming take on the joys of a new sibling with gorgeous etched illustrations from a rising picture book star.

Alien Child

Alien Child
Author: Pamela Sargent
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2015-05-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1504010388

Alone on Earth, a young girl searches for a new beginning Nita is a child of the Institute. Ever since she can remember, she has roamed its sterile halls, living out her youth in the care of a fur-covered guardian from another world. The Institute’s computers give her everything she could want—except another human to share her life with. Long ago there were people at the Institute, but something happened that wiped them out. As she matures, Nita slowly realizes that she may be the only human being left on Earth—and that the fate of humanity could well lie with her. Beyond a door marked Authorized Personnel Only is the “cold room,” a laboratory that may hold the key to Nita’s past—and her future. This is where her guardian found her, and it is to this place that Nita must return if she is to learn the secret of the Institute and what has happened to the rest of her kind.