Britney Spears Is A Three-Headed Alien!

by Mel Gilden

For the millions of fans who have made Britney Spears the hottest female singer in America comes a parody that takes the reader into the Adrian-Mole-ish world of a California teen! Dear Diary; I admit it. I've been following Britney Spears since she was a Mouseketeer in a training bra. I'm not proud of it, but at least I'm honest. That's why I know something happened to Britney before the MTV Awards. That wasn't Britney up there, and that's not her out there now! I have proof. The Britney we know and love is missing. Abducted. Replaced. By a three-headed alien...and now that alien is after me... For Liz Barlowe and her best friend Chad Carter, a chance to meet pop star Britney Spears would pretty much be the pinnacle of their adolescent careers. Unfortunately, before they get the chance, a spaceship lands in their Los Angeles neighborhood, and Britney is abducted by aliens. "Drama," as the dry-witted Liz likes to say. Liz and Chad take it upon themselves to save Britney--and the world--from the devious alien leader, Dr. Osco, a.k.a. Bridget, and her silver-suited henchmen. Ideally, of course, they'll also meet the cute blonde singer herself in the process, and maybe even get to hang with her. Or at least sing backup to "Oops!... I Did It Again." But saving the world (and Britney) is a lot harder than one might think. When aliens aren't controlling the minds of the youth of the world, leading them to rebel against the grownups ("We've labored under the oppressive thumbs of the adults long enough! Britney is our only friend!"), they're trying to chase Liz and Chad through space gates into other planets on the far side of the moon. But the two persevere, and ultimately prevail, although Liz isn't entirely satisfied with the outcome... Mel Gilden's send-up of L.A., American teens, Hollywood, UFOs, and Britney Spears is just goofy enough to appeal to cynics, with enough pop culture references to be a draw for Britney fans as well. Unfortunately, it drags on a bit, although the alternating diary excerpts and narrative provide a nice balance. Entertaining fluff for those dry spells between new Britney albums. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

Genres: Young Adult

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Mel Gilden is the author of many children's books, some of which received rave reviews in such places as School Library Journal and Booklist. His multi-part stories for children appeared frequently in the Los Angeles Times. His popular novels and short stories for grown-ups have also received good reviews in the Washington Post and other publications. (See new publications under his name at the Kindle Store of Amazon.com.)
Licensed properties include adaptations of feature films, and of TV shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210; and NASCAR Racers. He has also written books based on video games and has written original stories based in the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in many original and reprint anthologies.
He has written cartoons for TV, has developed new shows, and was assistant story editor for the DIC television production of The Real Ghostbusters. He consulted at Disney and Universal, helping develop theme park attractions. Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles.
Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.

Reviews

[Merary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone has someone to admire.
And Liz happens to be a BIG Britney Spears fan. She owns her albums and wants to attend every concert. Then, in the middle of a night, a mysterious object crashed in her neighborhood and Liz suspects is an UFO.
At the same time a radio station announced a contest to get Britney's concert tickets. That's not all. Suddenly, every kid is having this dream. Yeah. THE dream. Where Britney Spears is telling them that she will rule the earth and to obey to her every order. Then, Liz saw Britney Spears getting abducted. Britney Spears--is she?-- claims that nothing happened. Hmm. Suspicious indeed. Now Liz have to figure out how to get Britney Spears back from the aliens that are planning to rule the world. Will she succeed?
A very cute, creative read. I just couldn't put it down.

[J.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a refreshing read. Very cute, very funny, about a young Britney Spears fan named Lit who, in watching the star's performance at an awards show, notices something's not quite right about the pop star. She becomes convinced the real Britney has been abducted and replaced by a space alien.

As they say, hilarity ensues. This is a must read for any former teenybopper who was once as serious about their own pop star of choice as Lit is about Britney Spears.