Bigfoot vs. Aliens

★ 2024 Nautilus Book Award Winner (Best SciFi/Fantasy)
★ 2024 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner
★ 2024 Indie Book Award Finalist (Best Science Fiction)
★ 2023 Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy)
★ 2023 Northern Lights Book Award Winner

When silver spaceships invade the forest skies, a Bigfoot must emerge from the shadows to join forces with the planet’s most dangerous species: humans.

Grey aliens have destroyed the city, forcing humans to flee into the dense mountain forest. From afar, a Bigfoot warily observes the human intruders and the silent silver discs that follow. But when the Bigfoot is enlisted by an ancient forest spirit to protect a gifted human child, the reclusive cryptid must team up with the boy and his cat in a desperate attempt to save the planet from a powerful extraterrestrial threat. Told from the Bigfoot’s first-person perspective, this fast-paced adventure is packed with shocking twists, terrifying encounters, and direct insight into the heart and mind of North America’s most famous cryptid creature.

Bigfoot vs. Aliens kicks off the Hazyscapes middle-grade series, a surreal and thrilling anthology of speculative fiction. Each book plunges readers into unbelievable circumstances, with unforgettable creatures and unbridled adventure. Each page-turning story features bizarre, disturbing and paranormal situations, as well as light moral explorations of a range of topics including environmentalism, consumerism and artificial intelligence.

About the author

Kyle Sullivan is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. His acclaimed titles for children include the Hazy Fables middle-grade series, the picture books Werewolf? There Wolf! and The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies, and the board book Get Dressed, Sasquatch!

Summary

★ 2024 Nautilus Book Award Winner (Best SciFi/Fantasy)
★ 2024 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner
★ 2024 Indie Book Award Finalist (Best Science Fiction)
★ 2023 Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy)
★ 2023 Northern Lights Book Award Winner

When silver spaceships invade the forest skies, a Bigfoot must emerge from the shadows to join forces with the planet’s most dangerous species: humans.

Grey aliens have destroyed the city, forcing humans to flee into the dense mountain forest. From afar, a Bigfoot warily observes the human intruders and the silent silver discs that follow. But when the Bigfoot is enlisted by an ancient forest spirit to protect a gifted human child, the reclusive cryptid must team up with the boy and his cat in a desperate attempt to save the planet from a powerful extraterrestrial threat. Told from the Bigfoot’s first-person perspective, this fast-paced adventure is packed with shocking twists, terrifying encounters, and direct insight into the heart and mind of North America’s most famous cryptid creature.

Bigfoot vs. Aliens kicks off the Hazyscapes middle-grade series, a surreal and thrilling anthology of speculative fiction. Each book plunges readers into unbelievable circumstances, with unforgettable creatures and unbridled adventure. Each page-turning story features bizarre, disturbing and paranormal situations, as well as light moral explorations of a range of topics including environmentalism, consumerism and artificial intelligence.

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[Select praise for previous middle-grade books by Kyle Sullivan]:

[Hobgoblin and the Seven Stinkers of Rancidia]:

★ A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2019

★ A Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner (2019)

★ "Readers will giggle through every page of this smart political satire.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Engages hard-to-please tween readers with imaginative adventure, fun illustrations [and] silly fart references…Read it together at bedtime to share laughter and a positive message of empathy and inclusivity.”  —The Seattle Times

“[A] hilarious second coming of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…This story is like nothing you’ve ever read before…You’ll instantly fart with glee[.]” —Literary Features Syndicate

[Zombie, Or Not to Be]:

★ A Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist (2020)

"A standing ovation for undead environmentalist theater." —Kirkus Reviews

”Highly recommended...A pandemic, environmental issues, and characters who do not believe in science are themes all too suitable for students seeking contemporary fiction to write about for class...Middle graders hungry for the next zombie book will devour this one.” —School Library Journal

"Readers will chortle at the gross details, the Beetlejuice-style illustrations, and...the parodic twists." —Booklist

[Krampus Confidential]:

“This mystery [is] a page-turner.” —School Library Journal

“[T]inseltown is packed with the usual (and unusual) suspects of Christmas lore, and the culprit could be anyone. Ruprecht narrates the mystery in a noir style that is both world-weary and tongue-in-cheek…This charming work draws to a satisfactory close with justice restored. Good fun for youngsters who prefer their holiday cheer with a dark twist.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Krampus Confidential is a lighthearted winter romp through a magical world inhabited by some of Europe’s most infamous Yuletide folk creatures. A great way to introduce children to the bizarre and fascinating worlds of monsters and mystery.” —Dr. Emily Zarka, host of PBS’ Monstrum

Product details

• Authors: Kyle Sullivan
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 18.10.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781948931342
• ISBN: 978-1-948931-34-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Illustrations: chapter head illustration
• Series: Hazyscapes
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous; JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Alien Contact