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      The Night the Heads Came

      by William Sleator
      Published
      Mar 1996
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      176
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      Leo and Tim are abducted by aliens—and find themselves in the middle of an intergalactic feud

      Leo is driving his best friend, Tim, to the station to catch the midnight train to New York City, where Tim hopes to sell his science fiction drawings to a publisher. But they never get there. While on the road, Leo and Tim see a strange circle of lights in the sky, and before they know it, creepy, tiny-headed creatures are taking samples of the boys' blood on some sort of spaceship. Suddenly, Leo is back in his car and Tim—along with Leo's memory—is gone. Worse, when Leo finally starts to remember what happened, no one believes him. Before long, the 2 friends find themselves in the middle of a cosmic contest between warring alien races—and the people of Earth are caught in the crossfire. Time is running out, and it's up to Leo and Tim to save the planet from catastrophe.

      Genres & Themes

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      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Jun 1998 Puffin ISBN13 9780140384413 ISBN10 0140384413
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      First Edition Mar 1996 Dutton ISBN13 9780525454632 ISBN10 0525454632
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      Jun 1998 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780613084451 ISBN10 0613084454
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