# Books about extraterrestrial beings assigned in US schools

**7** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _extraterrestrial beings_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/extraterrestrial-beings
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore extraterrestrial beings

- [Antoinette Portis](https://readinglist.school/author/antoinette-portis)
- [Betsy Cromer Byars](https://readinglist.school/author/betsy-cromer-byars)
- [Bill Brittain](https://readinglist.school/author/bill-brittain)
- [Bruce Coville](https://readinglist.school/author/bruce-coville)

## extraterrestrial beings canon

- [Aliens Ate My Homework](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-ate-my-homework) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Aliens for Breakfast](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-for-breakfast) by Jonathan Etra _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Best Frints in the Whole Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/best-frints-in-the-whole-universe) by Antoinette Portis _(Grades K–3)_
- [Cinder](https://readinglist.school/book/cinder) by Marissa Meyer _(Grades 9–12)_
- [Shape-Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/shape-changer) by Bill Brittain _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Space Case](https://readinglist.school/book/space-case) by Edward Marshall _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Computer Nut](https://readinglist.school/book/the-computer-nut) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 4–6)_

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