Don't Fry My Veeblax!

It's time for the annual pet fair, and Pleskit wants to participate. He doesn't have a dog, a cat, a hamster, or even a turtle.He does, however, have a Veeblax, a shapeshifting creature that could be the most interesting pet in the show. Despite a warning from his Fatherly One, Pleskit takes his alien pet to school.But animals need time to get used to new situations -- and what could be more new for the Veeblax than a gymnasium full of new creatures?Before long the Veeblax is in big trouble, and if the enemies of the alien mission have their way Pleskit may lose his pet, his teacher may lose her job, and Earth may lose the benefits of the alien connection!

About the author

Bruce Coville has published more than one hundred books, which have 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. Bruce also founded Full Cast Audio, a company that creates recordings of the best in children’s and young adult literature. He lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, Katherine. Visit him at BruceCoville.com.

Summary

ENDANGERED SPECIES
When Percy the Mad Poet assigns Ms. Weintraub's class to write poems about their pets, Pleskit decides he should bring his Veeblax to school.
Not a good idea! When the little shapeshifter frightens one of Pleskit's classmates, she freaks out -- and so do the newspapers. As the situation spins out of control, it becomes clear that Pleskit may lose his pet, his teacher may lose her job, and Earth may lose the benefits of the alien connection.
Running away may be the only way for Pleskit to save the Veeblax. But where can you run to when you're the only purple kid on the planet? And what do you do when something very strange starts following you?

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Coville, Coville Bruce
• Assisted by: Tony Sansevero (Illustration), Sansevero Tony (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2000
• EAN: 9780671026554
• ISBN: 978-0-671-02655-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 217 g
• Illustrations: 1, black & white illustrations
• Series: I Was A Sixth Grade Alien; I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact