"Alienated" by Melissa Landers follows the story of Cara, a high school girl who is chosen to host an alien exchange student named Aelyx from the planet L'eihr. As tensions between humans and aliens rise, Cara and Aelyx navigate their cultural differences and develop an unexpected bond. Amidst the challenges of acceptance, prejudice, and political turmoil, their relationship blossoms into something deeper. Together, they must confront external threats and uncover secrets that could either unite their worlds or lead to destruction. The story blends elements of romance, science fiction, and social commentary, highlighting themes of acceptance and understanding across cultures. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Alienated Series .

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Disney Publishing Worldwide .

Melissa Landers is a former teacher who left the classroom to pursue other worlds. A proud sci-fi geek, she isn't afraid to wear her Princess Leia costume in public-just ask her husband and three kids. She lives outside Cincinnati in the small town of Loveland, "Sweetheart of Ohio," where she pens novels for Disney-Hyperion and Penguin Random House.