The Alien Next Door 1: The New Kid

A.I. Newton

Apr 2018 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In the first book of the Alien Next Door series, an alien boy named Zeke tries to fit in and adjust to life on Earth, while a classmate, Harris, suspects that Zeke might not be quite what he claims to be.

Zeke the alien is on his way to his first day of school, feeling down because he has to start over again on a new planet, as his scientist parents constantly move to wherever their research takes them. When he gets to school, no one seems to notice anything strange or different about him except Harris, a kid obsessed with science fiction and aliens. Harris sees Zeke doing extraordinary things but can't convince anyone, least of all his best friend, Roxy, that Zeke might be an alien. Roxy just thinks Harris is jealous that she's becoming friends with Zeke. But when Roxy invites Zeke over to Harris's house, will Harris find a way to prove that he's right?

Ratings and reviews

The first book in an amazing series, this book gently draws us into the world of Jefferson Elementary School and the lives of Harris, Roxy, and Zeke, who's of course the Alien Next Door. The central tension is: who knows about Zeke's identity, and who will find out next? Will his powers betray him, or his unique food from his home planet? And when someone finds out, what do they do? This was my daughter's first chapter book, a great first one with vivid pictures on every other page. The chapters are short and manageable, and she finished each one eagerly awaiting the next. Now we can't wait for book 10 to come out in April, can't get enough! The book itself gets five stars. But for some reason this ebook format is awful, there's one letter on every page. Maybe the pictures are messing it up, I don't know. But either way, don't get the ebook, get the real thing, it's terrific!

Love the book it is so good that I can't wait to read the rest of the series

About the author

A.I. Newton always wanted to travel into space, visit another planet, and meet an alien. When that plan didn't work out, he decided to do the next best thing-write stories about aliens and space travel! The ALIEN NEXT DOOR series gives him a chance to imagine what it's like to hang out with an alien. And you can do the same-unless, of course, you are lucky enough to live next door to a real-life alien!

Anjan Sarkar graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a degree in illustration in 2001. After that, he worked as an illustrator and graphic designer before becoming a freelancer in 2004, where he gets to work on all sorts of different illustration projects for people of all ages! He lives in Sheffield, UK. Find out more about Anjan at anjansarkar.co.uk.