Tales Of An Alien Invader
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Resting my head against my pillow, I try to calm the thoughts racing through my mind. What will the Boptons make of my answer? Are all of the other 11 Years going to be heading back home? What am I going to say next time I have to report? My first mission is not going at all as planned. Before I came to Earth, I thought the answer would be a simple one. I thought I would know my decision within the first week I arrived. But now everything is so…blurry. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to be objective, and I fear I’m losing the logic that defines Boptons at the core of their existence. Or maybe the problem is I never had it in the first place.
It takes a long time, but finally I begin to feel drowsy. My thoughts drift back to more Earthly concerns, such as my upcoming history project and Aunt Shirley’s insistence that I learn how to cook. I need to get some sleep because Izzy and Ned are coming over early to show me how to make snow cones, something they both can’t believe I’ve never had. Smiling into my pillow, I close my eyes and fall asleep, dreaming of baseballs, snow cones, and friendship.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michelle Brown lives in Portage, MI with her husband and two children. After earning her B.A. in English at Western Michigan University, she became a secondary English teacher, and she currently teaches high school English in a nearby school district. She went on to earn an M.A. at Western Michigan University and has tentative plans to pursue a doctorate in the future. When she’s not writing, you can find her sipping on a cup of coffee, chasing around her two young children, developing projects for her students, or immersing herself in a new YA/middle grade novel. Her love of science fiction and deep interest in space led her to write her debut novel, Tales of an Alien Invader. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Middle Grade Catalog
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