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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1991 · Est. 3.5 hour read
My Teacher Glows in the Dark
By Bruce Coville, John Pierard (Illustrator)
Book #3 in the My Teacher Is an Alien series
A student is abducted by aliens and taken on a cosmic adventure.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 3,207 ratings
192 pages· 26,683 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Peter Thompson's life takes a wild turn when his glowing teacher whisks him away on a spaceship full of aliens. Stranded far from home, Peter faces the ultimate challenge: navigating an alien world without any help. Can he find a way back to Earth, or will this cosmic adventure change everything he knows? With his friends and family light-years away, Peter must rely on his wits to survive the strangest school trip ever. What secrets do these aliens hold, and why was he chosen?
From the publisher
Kidnapped in Space? Peter Thompson has had some pretty weird teachers in his time. By the time he discovers that his newest teacher glows in the dark, he’s flying away from Earth in a spaceship full of aliens, and there’s no one he can call. How do you report an alien to the FBI anyway? Before Peter can do anything, he’s taken on the strangest field trip of his life! His friends, his father, his school – all are suddenly a million miles away!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 26,683
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 710L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.9
- F&P level
- ~Q
- Scholastic level
- S
- AR points
- 4
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 11484
Publication
- Published
- July 1, 2005
- First published
- January 1, 1991
- Publisher
- Aladdin
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781416903338
- LCCN
- 2004112713
- OCLC
- 60695491
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