Books like Earthling! by Mark Fearing
Bud’s mistake—riding the wrong school bus—catapults him onto a distant planet’s Cosmos Academy, a school where Earthlings are outlawed and regarded as dangerous. Incognito among interstellar students, Bud must tread carefully, hiding his true origins while navigating alien classmates and unfamiliar customs. His ultimate challenge is escaping this foreign world to return to Earth before his identity is discovered.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Mark Fearing
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