My Teacher is an Alien

So I really didn't have much of a life as a kid, but I remember ploughing through these one summer, probably when I had a twisted ankle and was couch-bound. Looks like he kept writing beyond the years I read him, but these were essential readings at the time. Miss you Scholastic!......more

I always set my expectations pretty low whenever I'm going into a middle-grade book that's not written by my idol, R.L. Stine. However, I really enjoyed this book. The premise is fairly simple - Our protagonist Susan discovers her new substitute teacher is an alien, and must warn her fellow classmate......more

I liked the third book, and I’m still waiting on Animorphs via inter-library loan, so I figured I’d see how much these cost on kindle. Turns out they are free via unlimited! I’m not sure how the original edition of this was, but the ebook had a lot of typos. One of the images didn’t work, and the sca......more

This was one of my favorite books as a kid and I’m pleased to see students continue to check it out, as well as Coville’s newer books. It held up on re-read much better than expected – it’s really a suspenseful and well crafted story. Good use of the evil teacher trope. Mr. Smith has some very creep......more

I liked the book because it was all about a teacher that was actully alien.......more