Sixth Grade Alien Series by Bruce Coville

3.68 · 22 ratings
  • I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (Sixth Grade Alien #1)
    #1

    I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (Sixth Grade Alien #1)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1999

    He came from the stars -- and sixth grade will never be the same! The aliens have finally made contact! But when the first ambassador from another planet arrives, he insists that his son, Pleskit Meenom, be treated like any other citizen on Earth. Which is why Pleskit has become the first purple kid in Ms. Weintraub's sixth grade class. For Tim Tompkins, who has been waiting his entire life to meet an alien, this is like a dream come true... more

  • The Attack of the Two-Inch Teacher (Sixth Grade Alien #2)
    #2

    The Attack of the Two-Inch Teacher (Sixth Grade Alien #2)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 1999

    All Pleskit Meenom wants to do is fit in on his new planet. But bullies like his classmate Jordan Lynch make it clear he never will. Not even taking a trip to the mall and getting some Earth-style clothing is enough to stop Jordan’s teasing or blend in at school. After one dig too many from Pleskit’s bully, Pleskit and his best friend Tim decide to teach Jordan a lesson. So they borrow a shrinking ray from the embassy... more

  • I Lost My Grandfather's Brain (Sixth Grade Alien #3)
    #3

    I Lost My Grandfather's Brain (Sixth Grade Alien #3)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 1999

    CALLING LOST AND FOUND -- HAVE YOU SEEN MY BRAIN? Some kids lose their homework. Some kids lose their math book, or their sneakers, or their lunch. Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid to go to school on Earth, has a bigger problem: He's lost his grandfather's brain! Of course, that's not Pleskit's only problem. He's feuding with his best friend Tim. Someone is leaking stories about him to a sleazy supermarket tabloid... more

  • Peanut Butter Lover Boy (Sixth Grade Alien #4)
    #4

    Peanut Butter Lover Boy (Sixth Grade Alien #4)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2000

    IT'S A STICKY SITUATION! Pleskit's quest to sample all things earthling -- especially earthling foods -- inevitably leads him to...peanut butter. He adores it. There's only one problem: He has an allergic reaction to the stuff that ends up making him feel incredibly romantic. Before long, the purple alien is chasing girls around the playground, trying to kiss them. He gets a slap in the face, which snaps him back to reality. But the damage has been done... more

  • Zombies of the Science Fair (Sixth Grade Alien #5)
    #5

    Zombies of the Science Fair (Sixth Grade Alien #5)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2000

    MY BEST FRIEND IS A ZOMBIE! It's science fair time again, and Tim Tompkins is in trouble. It's only two days until the big event, and he hasn't finished his project. In fact, he hasn't even started it. Given Tim's past history, this is no big surprise. But this year Tim has a new resource -- his alien friend, Pleskit Meenom. Surely with his super science, Pleskit can help Tim come up with a knockout project for the science fair... more

  • Don't Fry My Veeblax! (Sixth Grade Alien #6)
    #6

    Don't Fry My Veeblax! (Sixth Grade Alien #6)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2000

    ENDANGERED SPECIES When Percy the Mad Poet assigns Ms. Weintraub's class to write poems about their pets, Pleskit decides he should bring his Veeblax to school. Not a good idea! When the little shapeshifter frightens one of Pleskit's classmates, she freaks out -- and so do the newspapers. As the situation spins out of control, it becomes clear that Pleskit may lose his pet, his teacher may lose her job, and Earth may lose the benefits of the alien connection... more

  • Too Many Aliens (Sixth Grade Alien #7)
    #7

    Too Many Aliens (Sixth Grade Alien #7)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2000

    Maktel Geebrit, Pleskit's pen pal from back home on Hevi-Hevi, is finally going to visit him on Earth. Pleskit is excited, but a little nervous, too. How will Maktel get along with Pleskit's new friend, Tim? And just how does a kid cope with having two best friends on the same planet, anyway? As if that question wasn't hard enough, Pleskit's Fatherly One also has an off-world visitor -- an elegant trader named Ellico vec Bur. But is Ellico really a friend, or is the trader also a traitor.. more

  • Snatched from Earth (Sixth Grade Alien #8)
    #8

    Snatched from Earth (Sixth Grade Alien #8)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2000

    Tim Tomkins has always wanted to visit outer space -- but he didn't plan to go as the captive of a mysterious alien! But that's just what Tim, Pleskit, Maktel, and Linnsy have become -- captives in an interstellar struggle for control of the galaxy. Can four kids from two very different planets learn to work together? They're going to have to, if they want to survive on the strange new world where they've been trapped... more

  • There's An Alien In My Backpack (Sixth Grade Alien #9)
    #9

    There's An Alien In My Backpack (Sixth Grade Alien #9)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2000

    Two Feet of Trouble! Pleskit has always said that he's not necessarily the first alien kid to go to school on Earth. He's just the only one who's doing it openly. Tim discovers the truth of those words when he meets a two-foot-tall alien, Beebo, who is stranded here and wants desperately to get back to his own planet. Unfortunately, Beebo's presence on Earth could cause a diplomatic disaster. So Pleskit can't ask his Fatherly One for help... more

  • The Revolt Of The Miniature Mutants (Sixth Grade Alien #10)
    #10

    The Revolt Of The Miniature Mutants (Sixth Grade Alien #10)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2000

    When the hamsters in Ms. Weintraub's room start acting a little strange, everyone thinks the problem must be the alien vitamins that Pleskit has been feeding them. But even after Pleskit stops the vitamin treatments, the hamsters continue to get bigger -- and stronger -- and crankier. Clearly, something else is at work... more

  • There's an Alien in My Underwear (Sixth Grade Alien #11)
    #11

    There's an Alien in My Underwear (Sixth Grade Alien #11)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2001

    HANG ON TO YOUR BOXERS! When Tim comes home and finds a two-foot-high orange alien named Beebo Frimbat sitting on his desk, he knows he's in for a hard time. After all, Beebo is a dedicated mischief maker who thinks trouble is the spice of life. But even Beebo's past pranks don't prepare Tim for finding his underwear flying from the school flagpole. Still, it's all in fun... more

  • Farewell to Earth (Sixth Grade Alien #12)
    #12

    Farewell to Earth (Sixth Grade Alien #12)

    Bruce Coville

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2001

    Is this the end of the Alien Mission? All things must come to an end -- even sixth grade. But not all things end happily, and it looks as if Pleskit Meenom's year as a sixth grade alien is about to end in catastrophe as Earth is swept by rumors that something horrible has happened at the alien embassy. Soon anti-alien demonstrations erupt outside Pleskit's school... more

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