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Title details for I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville - Available

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

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by Bruce Coville
William Dufris
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Aliens have finally made contact with Earth and have sent an ambassador-a single parent who brings along his kid, Pleskit. Because his father insists he mix with earthlings and attend public school, Pleskit becomes the world's first sixth grade alien. His initial attempts to fit in are hilariously catastrophic, and only when he establishes a tentative friendship with Tim Tompkins does Pleskit begin to understand that he is being sabotaged. But by whom? And why?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sixth-Grade Alien

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 5, 2000

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739349809
      • File size: 82930 KB
      • Duration: 02:52:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.7
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-6

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Close your eyes and turn your imagination on to high power. If you cross your basic sixth-grade class (mostly good kids, one impulsive one, one bad one, an inept principal) with an entourage of multi-colored and multi-shaped aliens on the first sanctioned trade mission to Earth, you are in the middle of Bruce Coville's newest science fiction work. Keep your eyes closed and fantasize the voices for these characters. William Dufris does a masterful job of creating them all, making this pleasurable, humorous, and convincing listening. It is an "unabridged production," rather than an "unabridged recording." Enjoy the extravaganza. In addition to the pleasure, one hopes the listener will ponder the possible relationship of Earth beings to other beings of the universe. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2000
      Gr 3-7-William Dufris's narration of Bruce Coville's humorous and at times suspenseful story (Minstrel Books, 1999) is an audio tour-de-force. The story of an alien boy's attempt to fit in with other students in an American sixth grade classroom; his friendship with Tim Tomkins, the boy co-narrating the story; and their discovery of a plot to destroy the aliens' mission on Earth has plenty of excitement and funny moments. It is the narration by Dufris which lifts this recording above the ordinary. Giving each character a distinctive and appropriate voice is no mean feat when characters include a literal slime ball, a singing cook whose name sounds a little like the music of a slide whistle, and a blowhard senator who turns out to be an evil alien plotter. Children will enjoy such gross touches as the various farts used by the aliens to communicate (mentioned only, no sound effects) and the explosive vomiting which saves our heroes and the world. Because of these giggle producing details, this is best-suited for individual and family listening. It will be a welcome addition to audiobook collections and will please a broad age and ability range of listeners.-Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ

      Copyright 2000 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.7
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-6

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