Angela's Aliens
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Publisher Description
When their best friend changes drastically, the Investigators suspect extraterrestrial trouble
Georgina and Poco should not be climbing an apple tree in the dark. But Poco, who talks to animals, has recently developed a serious crush on a robin, and she gets worried when the bird doesn’t return to his nest one night. Poco convinces her friend to come with her to check on the nest, and while they’re peering through the tree branches, they see strange glowing objects in the sky. The array of lights can only mean one thing: aliens. The next morning, Poco’s robin returns and, more importantly, so does Angela. Angela had been the girls’ best friend before moving to Mexico a year ago, but she comes back totally changed. Before, she was short, chatty, and imaginative. Now she is tall, sullen, and cold. When Georgina reminds her of their former club, the Investigators of the Unknown, Angela shrugs her off. Paco and Georgina realize that the aliens have claimed their first victim, and they will have to move fast to save their friend. This ebook features a personal history by Janet Taylor Lisle including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s own collection.
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In this final installment of the IOU (Investigators of the Unknown) series, ever-skeptical Georgina and more impulsive Poco reunite with their friend Angela (star of The Gold Dust Letters), who has spent the past year with her father in Mexico. But the girl they remember as being outgoing, fun and always eager to find the source of "real magic" has changed. Besides being much taller and thinner, Angela dresses like an adult; even more unsettling is her chilly, standoffish demeanor. Inspired by unusual sightings in the sky, Georgina, Poco and Walter (the newest member of the IOU team) begin to think aliens are responsible for Angela's transformation. The sprinkling of fantasy found in Lisle's deeply compassionate writing will work its magic on even the most down-to-earth readers. The focus of this book, like its predecessors, is more on opening the door to possibilities in human relationships than on solving supernatural mysteries. IOU fans will feel a tug of regret when this fourth and last adventure comes to its poignant end. Ages 9-11.
