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Title: The Alien That Ate My Socks
Subtitle: The Hoolie and the Hooligans, Book 1
Author: Brandon Dorman
Narrator: Mark Turetsky
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-06-16
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
A new series written by the illustrator of the Fablehaven series, Brandon Dorman.
Meet the Hooligan brothers, Henry, Hank, and Hector, who are fun-loving, go-cart-racing, up-for-anything boys - and they are expert pranksters! The school bully, Rock, picks on the boys, tries to outprank them, and especially tries to lay blame for his pranks on them. Enter a purple, blobby, friendly outer-space alien. He has come to Earth to earn badges for his extraterrestrial space-scout sash. The brothers name him Hoolie, and quickly learn about his alien ways:
Hoolie gets smelly when he's hungry, and that's how the boys know it's time to feed him.
He eats clothes, especially socks. Mom and Dad don't know what is going on originally, but soon they figure out why the family socks are disappearing from the Hooligan house.
He has a compartment in his belly, like Mary Poppins' carpetbag, that can somehow hold an endless supply of neat gizmos and gadgets.
The boys can't communicate with him at first and rig up an electronic device to help them read Hoolie's mind.
The Hooligan boys keep Hoolie a secret until he saves a neighborhood girl from a burning building and the town befriends him. Then, a team of mysterious strangers dressed in black who call themselves "Animal Control" arrive, but the Hooligan boys know this can't be true.
The boys must resolve their problem with Rock, help Hoolie earn his merit badges on Earth, and help him find his way home before "Animal Control" captures him!
Members Reviews:
and fun to read as it sounds
"The Alien That Ate My Socks" is as clever, comedic, and fun to read as it sounds. The Hooligan brothers are very close siblings who team up against all the odds- their chores, the bully at school, and every other obstacle that comes their way. Although they give each other a hard time, they are clearly close and the best of brothers/friends. In a car race against the bully they've been pranking back and forth, their car is derailed by a purple blob, which turns out to be an alien which they name Hoolie. It's every bit as delightful as it sounds.
This is a wonderful read for young elementary and middle grade readers who love to laugh and go up against the odds. The pictures were well done and really added to the story and imagery. I think this book is a definite winner, and I imagine the planned series will be just as great (so much potential)!
Please note that I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
A really fun book
Hank, Hector, and Henry are the Hooligan boys, three brothers that love having a good time, they also like to do the right thing too! The story is full of fun and adventure and there is an excellent moral to the story. Highly recommended and can see it being a firm favourite.
FUN BOOK!
This dare-turned into adventure-will thrill the entire family; especially any boys! Filled with mischief and lots of trash-talking these boys just want to help--- but who can they trust?
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! the illustrations!
This is definitely one to read!