MYP G7 English: 👽 Aliens

"Albert, a 7th grader, is abducted by aliens who recruit him to play Star Striker for their interplanetary soccer team, but it isn't until after he agrees that he discovers that someone or something is trying to kill him"--Provided by publisher.

"When scientists discover a rare and mysterious mineral buried in the Earth's crust, they have no idea that it just happens to be the most valuable substance in the entire universe. It's not long before aliens show up . . . offering a promise of protection, some fabulous new technology, and entry into their intergalactic coalition--all in exchange for this precious resource. A material so precious that other alien forces are willing to start a war over it. A war that soon makes its way to Earth. . . . His mother was killed in one such attack, and soon after, his father, a Coalition scientist, decides it would be best for them to leave Earth behind. It's on this expedition that their ship is attacked, Leo's father is kidnapped, and Leo and his brother are stranded in the middle of space. The only chance they have is for Leo to stow away on a strange ship of mercenary space pirates bound for who knows where and beg the captain to help him find his father. But the road is dangerous, and pirates, of course, only look out for themselves. Leo must decide who to trust as he tries to stay alive and save his family, even as he comes to understand that there aren't many people--human or alien--that he can count on in this brave new universe"--Provided by publisher.

"Sometimes weird things happen to people. Ask Jake. He could tell you about the night he and his friends saw a strange light in the sky that seemed to be heading right for them. That was the night five normal kids learned that humanity is under a silent attack--and were given the power to fight back. Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco can transform into some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth. And they must use that power to outsmart an evil greater than anything the world has ever seen"--Provided by publisher.

Muzzy had to leave his home to escape the war. Now he and his dad are starting a new life in a new country. But things aren't easy. The bullies are out to get him, and soon he has an even bigger problem. He finds an old Game Boy game and gets trapped in an alien world! Can he face his fears and make it back alive?

Twins Axl and Ivan, with Sid as their driver, make a late-night fast-food run for a high school theater crew, but return to discover that aliens have made copies of everything. Stranger Things meets The Last Kids on Earth in Apocalypse Taco, a science-fiction graphic novel from the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series.

"Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk't and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth's crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk't family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. 'Tommy Tomkins' wears a human face to school but can't seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV's hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth?"--Provided by publisher.

Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe.
When the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, they time travel to Camazotz, where they must face the leader IT in the ultimate battle between good and evil―a journey that threatens their lives and our universe.

A graphic novel adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time" in which Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark on a journey through space and time, assisted by three otherworldly women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.

"The invasion begins--but not as you'd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. These new plants take over crop fields, twine up houses, and burrow below streets. They bloom--and release toxic pollens. They bloom--and form Venus flytrap-like pods that swallow animals and people. They bloom--everywhere, unstoppable. Or are they? Three kids on a remote island seem immune to the toxic plants. Anaya, Petra, Seth. They each have strange allergies--and yet not to these plants. What's their secret? Can they somehow be the key to beating back this invasion? They'd better figure it out fast, because it's starting to rain again"--Provided by publisher.

"Below the surface on a forgotten planet, Daniel Coldstar searches for relics from a lost civilization. Daniel has no memory of his past. All he knows is to do his job and fear the masters of the mines. Until he unearths a relic more powerful than anything he has ever seen. A relic that might help him escape... What follows is an epic outer space adventure filled with Truth Seekers, anatoms, Leechers, and the evil Sinja who seek to control the universe"--Amazon.com.

In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system.

"After a year on Mars, a young boy and his family migrate to the planet Choom, but the inhabitants of Choom, the Zhuri, who look like giant mosquitoes, don't really like humans and it up to the boy and his family to change their minds if they hope to survive"--OCLC.

Imagine that YOU'RE now the alien!
"After a year on Mars, a young boy and his family migrate to the planet Choom, but the inhabitants of Choom, the Zhuri, who look like giant mosquitoes, don't really like humans and it up to the boy and his family to change their minds if they hope to survive"--OCLC.

Thirteen-year-old Jadie lives in 4-space and works as an Agent for the four-dimensional beings who adopted her after being abandoned as an infant, but when Jadie learns her origin story is a lie she works to uncover the truth.
Performing missions for the Seers, 4th dimensional beings who rescued her when she was an infant, Jadie Martin discovers that her origin story of being abandoned is fake and will do anything to discover the truth.

The best-selling author of the Mistborn books presents a first entry in a new series about a girl from a world under constant alien attack who dreams of becoming a war-time pilot to determine the fate of humanity's future. When a long-term attack against her world by the alien Krell escalates, Spensa's dream of becoming a pilot may come true, despite her deceased father being labeled a deserter.

Scrub arrives at his grandmother's Washington bed-and-breakfast only to discover she has opened the doors to aliens that arrive through off-Earth portals, and he must decide what to do when the local sheriff, already suspicious of Granny, notices some of the kids Scrub is chaperoning at a campout glow in the dark.

"Three years ago, aliens invaded Earth and abducted everyone they deemed useful. The only ones spared were those too young, too old, or too 'disabled' to be of value. Living on Earth under the aliens' harsh authoritarian rule, humanity's rejects do their best to survive. Their captors never considered them a threat--until now. Twins Sam and Wyatt are ready to chuck their labels and start a revolution. It's time for the kids last picked to step into the game"--OCLC.

"Tara Smith has always wanted to be extraordinary and she finally got her wish: by spontaneously combusting in the middle of trigonometry! Now, nothing for Tara will every be the same, because she's discovered the truth. Her home isn't really her home, the parents who raised her were actually her kidnappers, and Tara herself is an alien. And now she has two choices: be deported to a far off planet to live out the rest of her life or attend a special boarding school to teach her about her powers and help her learn to be part of Earth Society. When she graduates, she can go back to living a normal, but for now she's part of 'The School for Extraterrestrial Girls'"--Back cover.

Human interest in the origins of life and the possibility of life on other planets extends far back into antiquity.

"This book examines the history of well-known, unexplained encounters while exploring the science behind ... alien events"--Amazon.

"An investigative approach to the curious phenomena and mysterious circumstances surrounding alien abductions, from abductees' hypnotic recollections to conspiracy theories to hard facts"--Provided by publisher.

Close encounters of the strange kind -- Ground zero for UFOs -- The 1947 UFO incident -- Aliens vs. government -- The boring truth. Text and illustrations look at the history of the Roswell legend.

Boom! You race to investigate the terrible noise you just heard in the woods. What you find amazes you--a gigantic glowing green disc that's crash-landed near your home! Suddenly, a door on the object slowly opens. . . . Is there an alien inside? Get ready to read four spooky stories about alien landing sites.

"[Learn about] a United States Air Force base in the Nevada desert once so secret it never appeared on maps and was rumored to house alien spaceships"--Provided by publisher.