Up, Up, and Away!
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2019 · Est. 56 min read

Up, Up, and Away!

Written by A.I. Newton · Illustrated by Anjan Sarkar

Book #7 in the The Alien Next Door series

A young boy struggles to cope with the news that his best friend, an alien, has to leave Earth and return to his home planet.

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112 pages· 4,969 words· Est. 56 min read
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Zeke, an alien living on Earth, discovers his family must return to their home planet, Tragas. Heartbroken at the thought of leaving his friends Harris and Roxy, Zeke hatches a plan with them to prevent his departure. As they race against time, will their friendship be enough to alter the course of Zeke's future? Dive into this adventure to find out if they can keep Zeke on Earth.

From the publisher

In the seventh book of The Alien Next Door series, Zeke’s parents have completed their research on Earth, and Zeke may have to move away! Zeke the alien comes home one day to find his parents packing. They tell him that their mission researching Earth is finished, and they’re all going back to Tragas to be assigned to a new planet. Zeke is sad to once again leave and go to an unfamiliar place, especially now that he has great friends on Earth in Harris and Roxy. Harris is just as upset when Zeke tells him, and together, they come up with a plan to try to stop Zeke’s departure. Will they be able to stop his family from going back to their home planet?

At a glance
Format
Pages
112
Words
4,969
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
630L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about aliens and extraterrestrial beingsBooks about movingBooks about aliensBooks about space travel
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
March 19, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781499808056

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