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Could your teacher be an alien Bruce Covilles funny sci-fi favorite has sold more than a million copies, and has a new look for its twenty-fifth anniversary! Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesnt know how weird until she catches him peeling off his faceand she realizes that Mr. Smith is really an alien! At first no one will believe herexcept Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr. Smiths horrible plans for their classmates, they know they have to act fast. Only they can get rid of their extraterrestrial visitorand save the rest of the sixth grade class from a fate thats far worse than math tests!,
About the Author
Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. His family lived in farm territory, about twenty miles north of Syracuse. Bruce grew up around the corner from his grandparents' dairy farm, where he spent a great deal of time as a child, dodging cows and chores to the best of his ability. As a young reader he loved Mary Poppins and Dr. Dolittle, and still has fond memories of rising ahead of the rest of his family so he could huddle in a chair and read THE VOYAGES OF DR. DOLITTLE. He also read lots of things that people consider junk (Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, and zillions of comic books) . His only real regret is the time he spent watching television, when he could have been reading instead. (A mind is a terrible thing to waste!) His first book, THE FOOLISH GIANT, was published in 1978. It was illustrated by his wife, Katherine, whom he had married in 1969. This was followed in 1979 by SARAH'S UNICORN, also illustrated by Katherine. After a long period of working separately, the Covilles began collaborating again with SPACE BRAT and GOBLINS IN THE CASTLE, both published in 1992.Before getting published Bruce earned his living as a toymaker, a gravedigger, a cookware salesman, an assembly line worker, and finally as an elementary school teacher (second and fourth grades) . He left teaching in 1981 to devote himself to becoming a full time writer - though it took another five years to achieve that goal!) Bruce has published over 100 books, which have appeared in over a dozen countries around the world and sold more than sixteen million copies. Among his most popular titles are MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN, INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS, and THE MONSTER'S RING. In 2001 he founded Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company dedicated to creating unabridged, full cast recordings of the best in children's and young adult literature.
