Title: The Only Alien on the Planet
First published: 1995
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?
Subjects: Elective Mutism, Fiction, Friendship, High schools, Household Moving, Moving, Household, Mutism, Elective, Schools, Emotional problems, Juvenile fiction, Selective mutism, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Children's fiction, Friendship, fiction, Schools, fiction, Moving, household, fiction