This book includes three alien adventures - not for the faint-hearted: "The Stranger from Somewhere in Time" by Sam McBratney: Helen, Lorna, Foxy, Murdo and Bopper bury a time capsule, without really expecting anything to happen. So imagine their surprise when they receive a message from the future! Who is the stranger from somewhere in time? "Deadly Friend" by Jamila Gavin: A strange new boy at school and a new computer game suddenly take over Mohun's life. When the deadly game and real life merge, Mohun must save his best friend from annihilation; "The Pen-Pal from Outer Space" by Franzeska G. Ewart: Jasbir hates her new school. She can't find any friends and she's the only person without a pen-pal. But when a mysterious letter arrives on Jasbir's desk, all her problems are solved by the pen-pal from outer space.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Sam McBratney was born in Belfast in 1945. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and taught for many years before becoming a full time writer. Framzeska G. Ewart is the author of the successful Bryony Bell trilogy in our Black Cats series. She has written widely for publishers including Scholastic and Egmont and is really starting to garner a good reputation in the children's book scene. Jamila Gavin used to be a concert pianist. She also worked for the BBC. She is now an award-winning writer. She has two grown-up children and lives in Stroud.