Sixth Grade is Delicious — Alethea Eason

No way! I screamed.My Home World name is Dbkrrrsh, but you can call me Deborah. I've lived on Planet Earth since I was a baby. My parents are planning for my species to invade. You see, Earth is our next restaurant in the galaxy, and humans are on the menu.My family and I have fed from time to time, but up until now, it's never been personal. To prove my loyalty to Home World, I'm supposed to devour my friend, Willy...who I've been tutoring in math...who is the best friend I've ever had...and is suddenly really cute.Oh, no! I've got a crush on him!How can I be loyal to my species and friends when I MUST EAT?From the tyranny of a teacher's classroom to a fight-to-the-death battle in Death Valley to a movie festival where the Home World lets loose its starving tentacles, Sixth Grade is Delicious delightfully stirs together humor, horror, and science fiction.For tweens and up.An adventure to gnaw on!Published initially as Hungry, a Washington Post KidsPost Book of the Week.