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My Teacher Glows in the Dark

by Bruce Coville · 1991

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Peter Thompson has had some pretty weird teachers in his time. By the time he discovers that his newest teacher glows in the dark, he's flying away from Earth in a spaceship full of aliens and there's no one he can call. How do you report an alien to the F.B.I. anyway?

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Before Peter can do anything, he's taken on the strangest field trip of his life! His friends, his father, his school are suddenly a million miles away!

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle gradeadult
Length
short · 144 pages

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