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Stuck on Earth Hardback - 2010

by David Klass

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Ketchvar III travels to Earth to inhabit the body of an average teenager and assess the damage humans have done to their planet. But even his highly advanced alien intelligence can't prepare him for life as an American teen.

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Ketchvar III's mission is simple: travel to Planet Earth, inhabit the body of an average teenager, and determine if the human race should be annihilated. And so Ketchvar--who, to human eyes, looks just like a common snail--crawls into the brain of one Tom Filber and attempts to do his analysis. At first glance, Tom appears to be the perfect specimen--fourteen years old, good health, above average intelligence. But it soon becomes apparent that Tom Filber may be a little too average--gawky, awkward, and utterly abhorred by his peers. An alien within an alien's skin, Ketchvar quickly finds himself wrapped up in the daily drama of teenage life--infuriating family members, raging bullies, and undeniably beautiful next-door neighbors. And the more entangled Ketchvar becomes, the harder it is to answer the question he was sent to Earth to resolve: Should the Sandovinians release the Gagnerian Death Ray and erase the human species for good? Or is it possible that Homo sapiens really are worth saving?

Wickedly wry and hysterically skewed, David Klass's take on teen life on our fabulously flawed Planet Earth is an engrossing look at true friends, truer enemies, and awkward alien first kisses.
Stuck on Earth is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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  • Title Stuck on Earth
  • Author David Klass
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
  • Publication date 2010-03-16
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9780374399511 / 0374399514
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 in (21.84 x 14.73 x 2.54 cm)
  • Age range 11 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 6 - 9
  • Reading level 740
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Extraterrestrial beings
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008048133
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2009, Page 36
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2010, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2010, Page 60
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 02/15/2010, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 07/18/2010, Page 15
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/01/2010, Page 49
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2011, Page 112

About the author

David Klass has written several novels for teens, including the books in the Caretaker Trilogy, the first of which, Firestorm, was declared "tremendous fun to read" by The New York Times Book Review, and the second of which, Whirlwind, was proclaimed by The Miami Herald as "Truly intelligent storytelling for teens." He is also the author of You Don't Know Me, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Dark Angel, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, as well as several screenplays. He lives in New York City.

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