MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN is so good you have to read it!

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	• My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Books) Bruce Coville Aladdin, 2005 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 38 reviews view larger image
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A must read book

This was an awe inspiring series. I started it in 6th grade and saved pennies to get all the books. Mr. Coville deals with real life problems in an entertaining and enlightening manner. He's so clever at including values and life lessons that you don't realize you've learned something until after you've raced through the book. I'm now 20 yrs. old and just before I wrote this I was rereading the books. They're still great! If you have to do a book report and you don't mind getting hooked on reading for life. Start this series. You won't regret it.

ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI BOOKS EVER WRITTEN!

I have to admit, i'm a big bruce coville fan. but this is the book that made me one. i read it for the first time in 3rd grade, and quite simply, its stayed one of my most favorite book even after all these years! It has a absolutely awesome mix of sarcastic,sassy yet real humor, wonderful characters-(susan and peter are believable) and the plot is fast and suspenseful, it never lets go. it's also not too farfetched, so you don't have to be a star trek fan or something to like it.LOOOOOOVE THIS NOVEL! i recommend EVERYONE, no matter how old you are, to read it!

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One of the new classic series for children

This first novel in the Coville's "My Teacher" series is, in several ways, unique from the three proceeding stories that follow it.

In one of his biggest best sellers, childrens' Bruce Coville sets out to tell a story that will capture the imagination of a typical fourth to sixth grader, while writing a story of enough substance to delight adults as well. The premise is certainly interesting enough: what would happen if one of your teachers was an alien? Worst yet, what if said alien was planning to kidnap you and four of your classmates at the end of the school term?

Coville takes that premise and runs with it. The main heroine, Susan Simmons, has just that situation on her hands. This is the story of how Susan must find a way to overcome Mr Smith, who is not quite as human as he appears. There are several memorable scenes, such as the first time Susan sees Mr. Smith unmasked, the unraveling mystery of what happened to Ms Schwartz, the teacher Mr. Smith replaced, the ongoing tension and fear the school begins to feel as the alien rumours spread, and the towering climax at the story's end.

Where Coville keeps the story so accessible is he takes everyday life at school that kids are intimately familiar with, and charges up it with a tightly structured, fast paced science fiction plot that keeps you reading. All the typical school kids are here. The school bully (Duncan Dougal). The social, geeky outcast (Peter Thompson). The goodytwoshoes kids (Stacey and Mike). The average, well rounded student (Susan Simmons).

Enough cannot be said about Broxholm, the alien. The character is well drawn, believable, and scary. You really start rooting for Susan to overcome him. In the first book, he is a menance that must be overcome. All this changes in this book's three sequels. It stands as a testemant to Coville's skills as a children's writer that by the end of the four novels you truly sympathise with Broxholm.

In the end, Coville has created a highly readable story that will keep kids clamoring for more. I dare say if there are any adults along for the ride they will find this book a highly enjoyable light read as well.

The first novel in the series, in many ways, is also the most different. After becoming an international bestseller, Coville wrote three more sequels to this story. They are as exciting and fast pace as the original are, although much more serious and not nearly as light hearted. The principal difference between the first "My Teacher" book and the proceeding three is this is very much a stand-alone book. You can read this without reading the other three. The other three are all heavily interdependent of one another to conclude the story.

The other principal difference between this and the sequels is the first book is a rollicking good science fiction story without any deep undercurrents or themes. Starting with the first sequel, "My Teacher Fried My Brains," Coville develops the story to a deeper philosophical statement on the state humanity is in. The fourth and final novel, My Teacher Flunked the Planet, is much more serious in tone and subject matter, with a much broader scope, than the first novel.

While in many ways the three sequels are as satisfying to the reader as the first, they just don't compare with that lightening bolt success of the original. However, what makes this series such an outstanding success in the world of children's literature is the deep psychological awareness that Coville demonstrates about the human condition, and the willingness he displays of tackling such heady subjects in the form of middle-school novels. While the first one is certainly highly readable and self-contained, you would be amiss if you did not read the rest of the series.

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MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN is so good you have to read it!

The book MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN is a good book because it uses expression. In the begining of the book Susan follows her teacher home to his house. Then Susan finds out a big secret that her teacher was an alien. The teacher is going to take some kids to outer space with him. You will have to read the book. It is great!

Suspenseful and shocking from page to page!

At the beginning of this great book, a girl named Susan who has a friend named Peter followed Mr.Smith, the teacher, home and finds out that Mr. Smith is an ALIEN. You'll love this book and it gets very interesting and exciting at the end.

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