He's not like other guys.
Liz has seen him around. It's hard to miss Max -- the tall, blond, blue-eyed senior stands out in her high-school cro... read full description
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Nov 22, 2007
Cara
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When I was in sixth grade (2001-2002), I picked up the third book in the Roswell series for a quick read. High school, at the time, was as faraway as college seemed to a freshman. I was hooked on their slang and tangled love lives and the whole "alien" concept.
But I couldn't find any of the other books in that cardboard box with "FREE" scrawled on it in big black marker.
I eventually sold the book in a garage sale.
But yesterday, I was goin More...
But I couldn't find any of the other books in that cardboard box with "FREE" scrawled on it in big black marker.
I eventually sold the book in a garage sale.
But yesterday, I was goin More...
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Jun 07, 2011
Charlynn
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This is the first in a series of ten books by Melinda Metz published during the late 90's that were eventually turned into the popular television series Roswell. (Yes, I've watched the show. In fact, I own it on DVD, and I sometimes write fanfiction for it, too.) Anyway, I knew going into this book that I'd like it. In fact, I was thrilled to even find a copy of the first book through ILL, because the books are now out of print. Unfortunately, though, the other three books available to me throug
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Aug 31, 2010
Rydia
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Ok for those of you who have seen the show and liked it you should definitely read these books. My uncle just bought all of them for us to read and they are super fun! No Jane Austen but these stories are real cozy.
I enjoyed the TV series- that is the first season or two. Then I thought it lost a lot of it's integrity. I found out the books aren't quite like that.
So I read the first one in I think an hour! Very easy read. If you don't know the story here's how it go More...
I enjoyed the TV series- that is the first season or two. Then I thought it lost a lot of it's integrity. I found out the books aren't quite like that.
So I read the first one in I think an hour! Very easy read. If you don't know the story here's how it go More...
Jul 03, 2010
Tanya
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Roswell High: The Outsider is a book about the survivors of the Roswell Crash of 1957. There were 3 children in pods that emerged about 40 years later. They have been adopted into families and have become adept at keeping what they are hidden. Max loves Liz and when she is shot, he risks his secret coming out in order to heal her. Liz joins the secret with her two other friends and the 6 of them form a bond and vow to keep the secret safe. When the sheriff gets too close, they devise a plan to l
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Aug 17, 2011
-k The Lady Critic
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I love this television series (I own it all on DVD and watch it ALL THE TIME!) so when I discovered this first novel from the book series at a Salvation Army I scooped it up immediately to read while on vacation. I kind of just wish that it wasn’t the TV-series cover...
Even before starting to read I knew that there were going to be large differences between what was written and what happens during the show – so I wasn’t surprised when there were many differences. I went in well prepa More...
Even before starting to read I knew that there were going to be large differences between what was written and what happens during the show – so I wasn’t surprised when there were many differences. I went in well prepa More...
Apr 07, 2010
Andrea
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wow! it was the best book i ever read in my entire life i love it is about this guy named max and he is an alien and he falls for liz but she got shot on her dads restaurant bhe saves her but tells her to life for him and then he would tell her the truth so she lies for him and she goes to talk to him he tells her the truth so she freaks out and rund out but then she realizes that she hado done wrong and so she starts protecting from kyle valeni's dad he is a sherif for a company that hunts down
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Sep 22, 2010
Ivy
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This review is for all 10 books in the series. Melinda Metz writes a thoroughly engaging story about teen aliens who are trying to live among humans on earth while FBI and local authorities are on their trail to discover them and eventually whisk them away to a dissection lab.
Max and Isabel Evans, along with friend Michael Guerin are aliens whose spaceship crash landed on earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Incubating in pods for 40 years, the pod squad hatch and somehow manage More...
Max and Isabel Evans, along with friend Michael Guerin are aliens whose spaceship crash landed on earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Incubating in pods for 40 years, the pod squad hatch and somehow manage More...
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Apr 20, 2009
Another one of my favorite books is Outsiders by a young 16 year old lady who wrote under the name S.E Hitman because she felt as though her book would sell more if she published as a boy instead of a girl. The moral of this story is a small town who separates them selves from the rich white kids to the poor white kids which they called the Socs and the Greasers. The Greasers were the ones who wore the greasy hairstyles and the tight pants and the Socs were privileged white "gangsters"
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Sep 04, 2010
Arya
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Ok I love this book. Is the writing all that great? No. Is the plot remarkable? No. Is it completely awesome? Yes. Do I love it because I am a Roswell (the TV show) junkie . . . ummm that would also be a yes.
I just adore the TV show Roswell and all of its many characters. I even liked Sheriff Valenti - and yes I realize how sad this is.
This book is very different than the TV show (which makes it a pleasant surprise for me since I know the show from beginning to end). I More...
I just adore the TV show Roswell and all of its many characters. I even liked Sheriff Valenti - and yes I realize how sad this is.
This book is very different than the TV show (which makes it a pleasant surprise for me since I know the show from beginning to end). I More...
Sep 20, 2007
Mare
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I loved this series of books, which the tv show is loosely based on. The books are quite different from the series. Interesting and characters that I came to care about.
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Jun 02, 2008
Kat
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Different stories than the show, which feeds my rabid fan girl inside. Definitely written for teens, but I can still enjoy it.
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Apr 15, 2009
Sabrina
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I was so in love with these books. My best friend from back then had moved away, and this is how we kept in touch with each other, this is what we talked about.
"Oh my gosh, did you read the last Roswell book yet?"
"YES IT WAS AMAZING LOL."
I don't really have anything in depth to say about the series. Just that it's a cherished part of my childhood that I will always hold dear. If I were to read them today, I would undoubtedly think, Oh my god, th More...
"Oh my gosh, did you read the last Roswell book yet?"
"YES IT WAS AMAZING LOL."
I don't really have anything in depth to say about the series. Just that it's a cherished part of my childhood that I will always hold dear. If I were to read them today, I would undoubtedly think, Oh my god, th More...
May 06, 2011
Patricia
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Anyone who loved the 90s and the "great" television shows they produced, will love the Roswell novel series, which inspired the television show. Being a 90's child I fell in love with the television show, and have come to love this novel series. Max, Isabel, and Michael are alien visitors on earth, who's ship crashed in the famous Roswell event. Max and Isabel found a home in the Parkers while Michael was left on his own, bouncing from home to home. In The Outsider these three "
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Feb 07, 2012
Minerva
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I first saw the series a while(*sob while *sob) back and enjoyed it quite a bit, but felt it was cut short and that it didn't have a proper ending. I then (much later) went looking for the original books that inspired the series. Had I read them when I was younger I probably would have like them much more, but still I guess they are a nice read for preteens and so. The story could have been better developed in my opinion.
Feb 18, 2009
Kori
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[Roswell High Series #1:] I had a hard time rating this book because it is clearly intended for young teens, and that is reflected in the elementary writing style. Having just recently watched the Roswell TV series for the first time (& enjoying it mightily), I wanted to explore the books that inspired the show. I have to say, had I discovered this series in jr. high, I would have gobbled it up.
Nov 26, 2010
Kat
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This was a very easy read. I have already seen the tv series so there were some minor details taht threw me off about the story but other than that, if you have seen the show, then you know whats going to happen. Its just an easy and fun read.
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Isn't Max supposed to be blond? How come in the tv series they made him have dark hair??? It made me so confused when i read that.
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Isn't Max supposed to be blond? How come in the tv series they made him have dark hair??? It made me so confused when i read that.
Aug 19, 2007
Sarah
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Don't let the cover art of this reprint fool you. The Outsider was a year or so before it became the Roswell TV series. So while the cover has the actors, the way the characters are described in the book is very different. But for fans of the show, there are enough similarities to make for a quick and entertaining read.
The Outsider introduces the characters, the town or Roswell and the premise of teenage aliens living among us much in the way that the pilot did for the series. Max i More...
The Outsider introduces the characters, the town or Roswell and the premise of teenage aliens living among us much in the way that the pilot did for the series. Max i More...
Oct 14, 2010
Katie
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Re-reading this with a friend. I was a little worried it wouldn't hold up, but I still find it enjoyable! I love the characters a lot. Of course, it made me think of the show, too, but it's one of those cases where the tv writers made it their own and that was a GOOD thing. I can enjoy both stories without making negative comparisons.
Sep 16, 2009
Brittany
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9/15/09
Book 3
So, still being bummed that I read this second rather than first, I was really happy when I found out that this book, has me OBSESSED with the Roswell series.
I remember watching it on tv when I was young, but this is SO much better.
Much to my dismay, the site where I get my books for free doesn't have the third book, AHHHHH.
But I WILL prevail.
I love Max.
LOVE HIM.
Book 3
So, still being bummed that I read this second rather than first, I was really happy when I found out that this book, has me OBSESSED with the Roswell series.
I remember watching it on tv when I was young, but this is SO much better.
Much to my dismay, the site where I get my books for free doesn't have the third book, AHHHHH.
But I WILL prevail.
I love Max.
LOVE HIM.
Jun 17, 2011
Stephanie
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The whole time I read this book I kept thinking it was trying too hard to be like the vampire series...That, in combination with the fact that it wasn't written very well, was a real turn-off. And, since I was reading it on the nook, I was hugely annoyed with the typo's...Don't waste your time on this book.
Nov 14, 2010
Amanda
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I only read this book since I was watching the repeats of the tv series "Roswell" and found out it was based off of these book series. I really did enjoy reading the first one and seeing the differences between the original book characters and how they where used on the show. It was a really great book!!!
Jan 10, 2012
Katie
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These books are rated more for teens, and I read the Roswell series when I was about 15 ..... but I still really love reading them now. They're written in an easily worded way so that if you want something quick and easy to read, they're perfect ..... I love the whole series :)
Sep 21, 2011
In this book liz and her friend work at a cafe.Liz was waiting on a table when she herd a man shouting at another man.So she went to call her dad but when she went to call the man stuck a gun to the other mans head.Liz didnt know what to do she couldnt speak or move she got so scared she shouted and the man shot her...
Mar 26, 2011
Jackie
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I remember reading this in 5th grade and loving it for some reason. There are aliens in it and it was made into a TV show. I think I liked it because it seemed to have more adult themes and was kind of forbidden, out of place among the other classroom books.
Aug 08, 2011
Katie
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I am addicted to & obsessed with the TV show, Roswell. I read this in a few hours, and it's always fun to read the book series that was the basis for a movie or tv show. I give both the show and book series 5 stars!! Cant wait to read the other books x)
Jul 23, 2011
Chrissy
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I am almost too embarrassed to admit that I spent the last couple days rereading this series, and even more embarrassed to admit that I kind of enjoyed it. Oh well, like shame is anything to be proud of. Michael + Maria 4eva
Aug 05, 2010
Hana
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Finally picked up a copy of this to read from the library and after having loved the series, I have to admit that the books are amazing and so much better than the series. LOVE it. A definite for Roswell lovers.
Nov 21, 2009
Mikayla_
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Well, this book was good. A nice, light read with an original-ish plot. The way Melinda Metz writes though, it just doesn't challenge me at all. Too basic. Also, the characters were VERY predictable & stereotyped.
Nov 01, 2011
Truitti
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I love the television series Roswell, a teen / alien soap opera. The book is a bit different, but just as compelling. Even if this is a teen romance, I love the plot !!
Jun 03, 2011
Elaine
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Ahhhhhhh Liz and Max are one of my favorite book couples ever, and I also love them in the TV show. So cute, so real, so awesome. Those are the words that describe this book.
