The Jones family of Prattsville, California, are different. They're even weirder than Willy and his family who celebrate Halloween for a month and sit in coffins. The Jones' are alien agents from the Home World planet, sent here to prepare for an invasion. Deborah Jones (real name Dbkrrrsh) always d... more

The Jones family of Prattsville, California, are different. They're even weirder than Willy and his family who celebrate Halloween for a month and sit in coffins. The Jones' are alien agents from the Home World planet, sent here to prepare for an invasion. Deborah Jones (real name Dbkrrrsh) always did what her parents asked. They had been given important roles, and their careers depended on making this a successful invasion. It wouldn't be so bad, except that her parents were pressuring her to eat her best friend! When she learned the invasion was about to start she was even more confused. She was getting very comfortable in her human life. Were her parents' careers that important? This middle grade novel offers a humorous look at the life of a preteen alien. It took a little bit to get into the story, in part, because it took some time to adjust to shifting between reading a great story about life as a preteen (they do feel and act like aliens) and the semi-gruesome elements that are part of having alien characters. The author has a great handle on the thinking, priorities, and choices of sixth-grade students. See my full review at The Reading Tub.