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Title: MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN : MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0-671-73729-5 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 12 October, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An engaging story that should delight many a young reader
Comment: When I come across a title such as this, I just have to take a look at the book for myself; when I find that there are three additional books forming a whole series based on the whole alien teacher concept, I have to read them all; I don't care if it's classified as "children's literature" because, to be frank, there are a lot of good "children's literature" books out there these days. With books such as this, by authors as engaging and gifted as Bruce Coville, aimed primarily at a fourth to sixth grade reading audience, it is harden to imagine that many kids just do not have any interest in reading. Heck, I'm an adult, and I loved this book. It's neither too long nor too short, puts believable characters in an extraordinary situation, mixes humor with warmth and intelligence, and - in case you missed it - features a substitute teacher who is in fact a reptilian alien in disguise. What's not to like here?
This first person story is told by Susan Simmons, your ordinary sixth grader. She has been looking forward to the final weeks of the school year because her teacher, Ms. Schwartz, is going to have the children stage a play. She is soon shocked to learn that Ms. Schwartz is not coming back; to make matters worse, the new teacher, Mr. Smith, has no interest in staging plays or teaching in his predecessor's unconventional but highly effective (i.e., fun) style. Susan doesn't like Mr. Smith at all, and like many a kid before her eventually finds herself in a bind thanks to a note she wrote in class. In her attempt to get the note back, she discovers that Mr. Smith is actually an alien and that he has come here to take five students back with him to wherever he came from. What's a girl to do? No adult would ever believe her, and most kids would think she was joking. She turns to Peter, a smart but unmotivated boy who eats, lives, and breathes science fiction. He doesn't exactly buy her story at first, but together they find enough evidence to convince him that she is telling the truth. Now all they have to do is find and save Ms. Schwartz, avoid being carried off into space by Mr. Smith, and somehow prove to even the most skeptical of adults that "we are not alone."
This book isn't scary at all, but there are a couple of suspenseful scenes involving the children snooping around in potentially dangerous places. Susan and Peter make for engaging characters, especially Susan; we see her having to deal with the reality of staying out of trouble, preparing for a big piccolo solo in the school concert, and forging a real friendship with Peter, on top of worrying herself sick over her big secret and struggling to come up with a plan of action. This really is an engaging, fast-paced science fiction tale that should spark the imagination of many a young reader.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Awesome Alien Adventure!
Comment: Do you like mystery, adventure, or both, and are you in grades 4-6? If so, you will love "My Teacher is An Alien"! I liked this book because it really drew me in to read it. It is about these two sixth graders who find out that their teacher is an alien. They sneak into his house to prrove that he is an alien. They have to un-mask him or they will be taking a little trip to space. Will the kids stay or go? Read to find out...
Rating: 4
Summary: I Recommend This Book To Everyone
Comment: I recommend this book to everyone-- especially mystery & fantasy lovers because once you open this book you won't want to put it down. It's called My Teacher is an Alien, by Bruce Coville. So tell me, what would you do if you found out your teacher was an alien? Would you tell anyone or keep it a secret? Would you act the way Peter and Susan did-- getting more and more clues leading them to the real teacher? Like I said, you have to read My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville.
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Title: My Teacher Fried My Brains by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0671727109 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: MY TEACHER GLOWS IN THE DARK : MY TEACHER GLOWS IN THE DARK by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0671727095 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: My Teacher Flunked the Planet by Bruce Coville ISBN: 067175081X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0671727125 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: ALIENS STOLE MY BODY: BRUCE COVILLE'S ALIEN ADVENTURES by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0671798359 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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