num_pages: 160
description: Sixth grade is just out of this world!Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. But she doesn't know how weird until she catches him peeling off his face -- and realizes that "Mr. Smith" is really an alien!  At first no one will believe her except Peter Thompson, the class brain. When Peter and Susan discover Mr. Smith's horrible plans for their classmates, they know they have to act fast. Only they can get rid of their extraterrestrial visitor -- and save the rest of the sixth-grade class from a fate worse than math tests!
language: English
title: My Teacher Is an Alien
titlecomplete: My Teacher Is an Alien (My Teacher Is an Alien, #1)
characters: Mr. Smith, Peter Thompson, Susan Simmons
genres: Middle Grade, Aliens, Childrens, Science Fiction, Juvenile, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 8732
places: The United States of America
series: My Teacher Is an Alien
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 3-5
publisher: Aladdin