Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens II: More Tales to Warp Your Mind

Bruce Coville's Book Of... #8

by Bruce Coville (Editor)

A second collection of out-of-this-world tales is filled with fearsome and friendly aliens and includes the stories of a boy whose life is permanently changed, an alien-summoning pay phone, and a band of breakfast aliens. Original.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Middle Grade, Childrens, Anthologies, Fiction, Young Adult

183 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Nathaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mixed bag, but "Abduction" (Rick Hautala, Jesse Hautala, and Matti Hautala), "Fine or Superfine" (Martha Soukup), "The Plant People" (Dale Carson), "Hunters" (Anne Eliot Crompton), and "Alien Promises" (Janni Lee Simner) are all great — I think about "Fine or Superfine" and "The Plant People", in particular, often even now, twelve years or more after the first time I encountered this book.

[Lucinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

More good stories. ^_^ (especially the pay phone one)

[Matt Mazenauer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite up to snuff, but there's one or two stories worthwhile in here.

[DaughterDaDa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice introduction to science fiction short stories for kids.