Aliens

This week, I'm sharing chapter book stories about aliens.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Aliens on Vacation by Clete Barrett Smith
Unhappy at being sent to stay with his grandmother at the inn she operates, The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, Scrub discovers that each room is actually a portal to space and the inn's visitors are aliens who are vacationing on Earth.

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.

Froonga Planet by Bryan W. Fields
Earth is in danger from evil extraterrestrials and it is up to Lunchbox, the super-intelligent basset hound, his boy Nate, and two hapless aliens to stop them from destroying the Earth and its neighboring orbs, while also dealing with great-aunt Nelly's monstrous fruitcake.

Spaceheadz by Jon Scieszka
Michael K. tries to save the world amid aliens, kindergartners, and an agent hunting for the SPHDZ.


More Books --
Alien Feast by Michael Simmons
Escape from Planet Yastol by Pamela F. Service
Herbert's Wormhole by Peter Nelson
How to Sell Your Family to Aliens by Paul Noth
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat by Johnny Marciano
Mars Evacuees by Sopha McDougall
My Life Among the Aliens by Gail Gauthier
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
Unbelievably Boring Bart by James Patterson

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through July 26, 2019.

I Want a Story That Goes On and On and On . . . .

Series books are always popular.  Kids love the continuity of reading series.  The characters are familiar and the story just keeps going on.  So this week, I'm sharing some great chapter book series that you might not be as familiar with yet . . . .

The Onts by Dan Greenburg
Secrets of Dripping Fang series
Ten-year-old orphan twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin have a had it bad at Cincinnati's Jolly Days Orphanage, but things get much worse when the Mandible sisters offer to share their home in the Dripping Fang Forest.

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
In the small city of Strattenburg there are many lawyers, and thirteen-year-old Theo Boone thinks he is one of them, but his inside knowledge of the justice system means trouble when a cold-blooded killer is about to go free and only Theo can stop him.

Moving Day by Meg Cabot
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series
Nine-year-old Allie Finkle has rules for everything and is even writing her own rule book, but her world is turned upside-down when she learns that her family is moving across town, which will mean a new house, school, best friend, and plenty of new rules.

Spaceheadz by Jon Scieszka
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.


More Series for Kids --
Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look
Chet Gecko, Private Eye series by Bruce Hale
Clementine series by Sara Pennypacker
The Genius Files series by Dan Gutman
Green Knowe series by L.M. Boston
Heroes in Training series by Joan Holub
Just Grace series by Charise Mericle Harper
Lily Quench series by Natalie Jane Prior
Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Draanen
School Spirit series by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through July 28, 2017.