Duncan Dougal, the class bully, finds a hand in the school dumpster while hiding after pulling a fire alarm. Knowing this means another teacher is really from outer space he sets out to find out who it is. Along the way he becomes involved in a science experiment that makes him smarter, which might be just what he needs to discover who the imposter is before his classmates are whisked off the planet.

Susan Simmons discovers that her substitute teacher is an alien.

Peter Thompson finds himself living on the space ship New Jersey with a new alien teacher who glows in the dark. Hoo-Lan is a teacher from whom Peter could learn so many things as they explore the universe together. But first they have to convince the Interplanetary Council not to destroy Earth.

Alien Invasion of Earth! Peter Thompson, a typical seventh-grader, finds himself touring the planet with his friends Susan Simmons and Duncan Dougal—and three aliens in disguise! Their mission? To file the final report that will determine Earth’s future in the universe. As the clock ticks away the hours before their meeting in space, the tour becomes weirder and weirder. The three friends come face-to-face with a plague of poots and “Big Julie”—the weirdest alien yet! Meanwhile Peter discovers a secret that has been hidden for decades. Will his discovery save Earth, or is it already too late to stop the aliens from destroying the planet?

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Could your teacher be an alien? Do your research with this boxed set of all four books in the bestselling, hilarious sci-fi quartet from the author who inspired Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series. This collectible boxed set includes the complete quartet of the classic alien stories starring students Susan Simmons, Peter Thompson, and Duncan Dougal—and some out-of-this-world teachers. You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, and you might even get a little grossed out when you go intergalactic with this set of four books: My Teacher Is an Alien, My Teacher Fried My Brains, My Teacher Glows in the Dark, and My Teacher Flunked the Planet.