biddywink's review against another edition
3.0
In this quick, short chapter book great for transitional readers, Richard Bickerstaff gets the surprise of a lifetime when a small alien named Aric climbs out of his morning cereal and asks for help in saving Earth. Richard and Aric pair up to stop the new cool kid in class from completing his plan of a hostile alien takeover. Illustrated.
deeofbkb's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
stormywolf's review against another edition
4.0
I think I remember the movie more than the book. Though, actually, I do remember the book I got from the library smelling like somebody had barfed in it. Yuck. But, regardless, I do remember really liking the story when I was young.
greymalkin's review
1.0
Vetting a bunch of books before I give them to my nephew to encourage him to read more. This was highly rated on some lists and the premise sounded great. I'm not even sure I want to donate this to the library. The weak plot I could overlook for the interesting premise of a freeze dried alien saving the planet for 67 cents, but the amnesia thing was lazy writing and the solution to "killing" the bad alien was such a let-down. Justifying the main character's hatred and jealousy of the new kid was disconcerting- new kids often have it hard enough without the other kids actively being told that they should treat the new kid like a literal alien and try to kill them. The alien's constant references to his girlfriend and girls was super creepy too. No thank you.
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