Stuck on Earth - David Klass***
Ketchvar III's mission is simple: travel to Planet Earth, inhabit the body of an average teenager, and determine if the human race should be annihilated. And so Ketchvar—crawls into the brain of one Tom Filber and quickly finds himself wrapped up in the daily drama of teenage life. |
Larklight - Philip Reeve
Arthur Mumby and his family live in Larklight, the huge and rambling house travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they are informed that they have a visitor, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and Marvellous) adventure begins. |
Last Book in the Universe - Rodman Philbrick
In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. With an unlikely companion, he sets off on a quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world. |
Rules of the Universe - Robin Vaupel
Austin Hale’s grandfather is dying of cancer, and Austin is desperate to save him. When he discovers a “star” in his grandfather’s briefcase, he begins to experiment on the people around him and he is launched into an orbit where none of the rules of the ordinary world apply. |