The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away

Written by Ronald L. Smith

A boy's alien obsession blurs reality and imagination. Was he abducted?

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240 pages· HL600L

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Simon is convinced aliens are real, especially after a strange camping trip. As he grapples with bullies and his father's disbelief, Simon must determine if his fears are fantasy or reality. Are the owls outside his window just birds, or something more sinister? Dive into Simon's world where the line between imagination and truth is as thin as a whisper in the night. Will he uncover the truth, or is it all in his head?

From the publisher

In this delightfully creepy novel from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Ronald L. Smith, twelve-year-old Simon thinks he was abducted by aliens. But is it real, or just his overactive imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar. Twelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. When he’s too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens–dark and foreboding. Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he’s been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father’s scorn? Even readers who don’t believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale.

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