My Teacher Is an Alien
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1989 · Est. 3 hour read

My Teacher Is an Alien

By Bruce Coville

Book #1 in the My Teacher Is an Alien series

A sixth grader discovers her substitute teacher is an alien with sinister plans.

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160 pages· 22,857 words· Est. 3 hour read
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Susan Simmons suspects her substitute teacher is more than just odd. When she sees him peel off his face, revealing his alien identity, she knows something sinister is afoot. With only Peter Thompson, the class genius, believing her, they uncover Mr. Smith's terrifying plans for their classmates. Racing against time, Susan and Peter must outsmart the alien to save their sixth-grade class from a fate worse than math tests. Can they stop the extraterrestrial threat before it's too late?

From the publisher

Could your teacher be an alien? Do your research with this bestselling, hilarious sci-fi favorite from the author who inspired Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series.Sixth grade is just out of this world! Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn’t know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face–and realizes that “Mr. Smith” is really an alien! At first no one will believe her except Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr. Smith’s horrible plans for their classmates, they know they have to act fast. Only they can get rid of their extraterrestrial visitor–and save the rest of the sixth grade class from a fate worse than math tests!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Words
22,857
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
650L
Themes & topics
Books about aliens and extraterrestrial beingsBooks about schoolBooks about teachersBooks about substitute teachersBooks about kidnappings
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~P
Scholastic level
S
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5433
Publication
Published
July 1, 2005
First published
January 1, 1989
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416903345

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