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Black Suits from Outerspace

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This book is among my all time favorites. I couldn't wait to read it every day. I recommended it to friends my age. I'm 10. I will read more books by Mr. DeWeese.

Although I'm about 2-3 times the target age now, I remember this book very fondly from my childhood. It stands out in my mind among others like "The Westing Game" and "The Egypt Game" and so on, one of those children's books that actually sticks with you and you re-read a few times, rather than being something to read and forget the next day. It's not as deep or involved, and is aimed a slight bit younger - maybe - but it's still quite good.

Also I wanted to note that as the title of the review says, I first read this book under the title "Beepers from Outer Space."

12-year-old best friends Calvin and Kathy discover alien tourists, one of whom will die if they can't save him, as his breathing machine is malfunctioning. So they must learn to pilot an alien space ship before the police get too nosy... I love the chapter quotes! "You LOST your whole SHIP?", "As Long As Your Whole Life Doesn't Turn Out to be a Squashed Bottlecap, You're Fine", and "What Would Mr. Spock Do in a Situation Like This"?

I liked this book because it was all about an alien and a boy named Calvin and his friend Kathy. The alien's cloaking device malfunctioned so he couldn't bring attention to himself. His breathing device which allowed him to breath the earth's atmosphere also stopped working and would only be able to breath the air for a few hours.
The story ended with Calvin and Kathy finding the spaceship and getting their alien friend back home.

It's got cats and Spock-revering Star Trek references! I love it! I first read it some time ago, but I'm 18 now and I still love it. So I read his Star Trek novels too, and am keeping an eye out for the Star Ka'at series.

I thought that this was a really good book, and I'm not a sci-fi fan. There are giant hairy aliens, spaceship rides, melting cats... this bok was awesome!