Super Soccer Boy and the Alien Invasion
Book Cover
Super Soccer Boy and the Alien Invasion by Judy Brown is the latest book in the Super Soccer Boy series which I have read with Doggie boy.
We have read two other books in this series- the Attack of the Giant Slugs and the Monster Mutants and Doggie boy got hooked on this series of books.
In this particular book Harry Gribble encountered aliens of the icy sort who threatened to take over the earth by converting it to their own home.
The Middletown Mini stars, which Harry was playing for had a good chance of winning the trophy this year in the annual football tournament.
Unfortunately the weather had turned crazy since the aliens arrived. The deep freeze that they have caused have resulted in the matches being cancelled and the possibility of the tournament being suspended. This would be Harry and his team mates greatest nightmare.
Harry and his best friend Jake had to convince the icy aliens who had landed on earth to leave for the planet Pluto before earth freezes over and everyone dies.
My thoughts
I’ve previously share snippets of the book in the article- 3 Tips on Encouraging Reading in Reluctant Readers. I found that the Super Soccer Boy series books are excellent half chapter books and the book on the Alien Invasion matched up to our expectation.
Judy’s writing is really very engaging and it makes for an easy read for a Grade 2 student. The graphics on almost every page and the short comic snippets in between the chapters make it easier for the child to follow the storyline and also helps them understand the story better.
We will certainly be on the look out for the remaining books in the Super Soccer Boy series.
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March 14, 2014 @ 7:55 am
Awesome read. Dom, I’m thinking how many books are you reading or can read in a month?
March 14, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
@Jhari,
On average I read about 4 books a month(You can see by the number of book reviews I put out a month) but sometimes more if they are kids books that I read with the kids. How about you? Do you enjoy reading too?
March 14, 2014 @ 10:40 am
That’s cool ,You really like reading fiction.
March 14, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
@Rosegen,
Yes I do like reading fiction with the kids as it helps to make them more imaginative and aid in their composition writing in the long run.
March 14, 2014 @ 11:21 am
I love reading with my son, too. And although he’s still a toddler and couldn’t really read yet, I am pretty sure that he will love flipping each page of this book when he sees all the illustrations/graphics. 🙂
March 14, 2014 @ 2:21 pm
The story looks very interesting. This year or maybe next, I want to set a goal on how many books to read for the entire year since I recently joined booklookbloggers. They are giving free ebooks in exchange to a book review.
March 14, 2014 @ 2:58 pm
@Allan,
Good luck in meeting your reading goals.
March 14, 2014 @ 10:11 pm
Wow! You are able to read 4 or more books in a month? That’s something! And I think this book is really great read to kids.
March 14, 2014 @ 10:15 pm
My boys love both soccer and aliens, so this book sounds perfect. Thanks for sharing on #theultimateparty today!
March 15, 2014 @ 3:57 pm
This book has an interesting story. It widens our kids imagination. Truly, reading is one gift that we can pass to our children.
March 15, 2014 @ 5:36 pm
It looks like a fun book. My boy would love it – he now loves weird stories like alien invasion, creepy stories etc
March 16, 2014 @ 8:52 am
I am glad your kids love to read. That’s my goal this summer to get my daughter to finish a book.
March 17, 2014 @ 3:13 pm
cute story for children 🙂