num_pages: 228
description: New town, new school, new friends. It was difficult for Ginny at first, but her senior year is finally starting to feel kind of normal. That is, until she sees him—the beautiful mystery in her English class. He has never spoken a word to anyone. He moves through each day at school without making eye contact. His name is Smitty Tibbs, but everyone calls him the Alien.Ginny is convinced there's more to the Alien than his muted exterior. But as she attempts to break into his safe and emotionless world, she realizes her efforts might be causing more harm than good. Has she gone too far, or not far enough?
language: English
title: The Only Alien on the Planet
titlecomplete: The Only Alien on the Planet
genres: Abuse, Young Adult Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Mental Illness, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 2877
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult
publisher: Scholastic Inc.