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Read-Alikes for
The Night The Heads Came
by William Sleator
Viewpoint, our book discussion group for students in
grades 6-8, read and discussed The Night The Heads Came. If you liked this book,
you may also like reading other books by this author:
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| The Beasties
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by William Sleator
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JH SLE
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When 15-year-old Doug and his sister Colette move with their parents to a forested wilderness area, they encounter some weird creatures whose lives are endangered.
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| The Boxes
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by William Sleator
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JH SLE
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When she opens two strange boxes left in her care by a mysterious uncle, 15-year-old Annie discovers a swarm of telepathic creatures and unleashes a power capable of slowing down time.
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| The Boy Who Reversed Himself
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by William Sleator
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JH SLE
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When Laura discovers that the unpopular boy living next door has the ability to go into the fourth dimension, she makes the dangerous decision to accompany him on his journeys there.
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| Strange Attractors
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by William Sleator
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JH SLE
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Max finds himself in possession of a time travel device which is eagerly sought by two desperate men, the scientist who invented it and his alter ego from a different timeline.
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Science Fiction
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| Alien Game
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by Catherine Dexter
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JH DEX
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As the students at her school become increasingly caught up in the annual game of Elimination, Zoe grows more and more convinced that the new girl in the eighth grade class is not of this world.
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| The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
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by Nancy Farmer
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JH FAR
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In the Zimbabwe of 2194, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and their mother hires the best detective team available, the mutant partners known as "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm."
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| The Electric Kid
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by Garry Kilworth
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JH ODE
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Set in the year 2061, Hotwire and Blindboy live in the city dump and support themselves by finding and repairing electronic equipment. When their talents are discovered, they are kidnapped and pressed into the service of the criminal underworld.
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| Dream-Weaver
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by Louise Lawrence
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YA FIC LAWRENCE
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As a passenger on a spaceship headed for the peaceful planet of Arbroth, Troy establishes contact with an alien girl who turns out to be determined to keep the spaceship from landing in order to keep her planet free of corruption by humans.
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| The Dark Side of Nowhere
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by Neal Shusterman
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JH SHU
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| Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he is the son of aliens who stayed on Earth following a botched invasion.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
October 1998.
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