Share <Embed>

Buy New

$5.82

List Price: $6.99
Save: $1.17 (17%)

FREE Shipping on orders over $25—or get FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime

In Stock.

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

Ship to:

Select a shipping address:

Buy Used

$1.76

+ $3.99 shipping

Used: Good | Details

Sold by FTBOOKS

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

Flip to back Flip to front

Listen Playing... Paused You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more

See all 3 images

Eeek!: The runaway alien Paperback – March 6, 2012

by Karen Inglis (Author)

9 customer reviews

See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions

Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$2.99

—

Paperback

"Please retry"

$5.82

$1.76

A boy, an alien and football - a match made in heaven for soccer fans aged 7-10!
Laugh-out-loud funny - and a firm favourite at school visits :)

Eleven-year-old Charlie Spruit can't believe his luck when he opens his door to an alien one morning. Who is he? Why has he come? Charlie soon discovers that this alien has run away from space to Earth to be with him because he's soccer mad and the World Cup is on...!

'Eeek,' as Charlie decides to call him, takes up secret residence in Charlie's bedroom where he sleeps on the ceiling by night and pores over Charlie's football magazines and stickers by day.All is going surprisingly well until slimy sci-fi mad Sid Spiker, who lives out the back, spots Eeek through his telescope. Sid has his own plans for this alien, which bring surprises that no-one could have imagined...

Funny and fast-paced Eeek! has been singled out as great book for boys and girls who love soccer. Its fun illustrations also make it perfect for reluctant readers aged 7-10 years and older.

Eeek!: The runaway alien

$5.82
FREE Shipping on orders over $25—or get FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Frequently bought together

Customers who bought this item also bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

Dustin Brady

122

Paperback
$7.99
Dustin Brady

27

Paperback
$7.99
Dustin Brady

47

Paperback
$7.99
Dustin Brady

20

Paperback
$7.99
Martin Smith

6

Paperback
$7.99
Daniel Kenney

7

Paperback
$7.99

Special offers and product promotions

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Another great book from Karen Inglis. Like her previous novel 'The Secret Lake', Karen has kept 'Eeek!' to a manageable length. Too many books for this age group are so long that they tend to put off the less confident reader. It helps, as well, that it is illustrated which makes the text look both fun and manageable." -- Louse Jordan, The Writers' Advice Centre for Children's Books, Director, Wacky Bee Books

About the Author

Karen Inglis lives in London, UK. She has two boys, George and Nick, who inspired her to write when they were younger. She also managed their local junior football team when they were ages 9 and 10, which partly inspired 'Eeek!' You can find out imore about Karen's other books for ages 3-11 on her author page.

Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
Paperback: 108 pages
Publisher: Well Said Press (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0956932339
ISBN-13: 978-0956932334
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 9 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #73 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Outdoors > Soccer
- #2406 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
- #3275 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Chapter Books & Readers > Chapter Books

Would you like to tell us about a lower price?
If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?

If you buy a new print edition of this book (or purchased one in the past), you can buy the Kindle Edition for FREE. Print edition purchase must be sold by Amazon. .

Start reading Eeek! The Runaway Alien on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars

5 star		67%
4 star		11%
3 star		11%
2 star		11%
1 star		0%

Write a customer review

See all verified purchase reviews

Rated by customers interested in

What's this?

Children's Books

4.0 out of 5 stars

Is this feature helpful?

Thank you for your feedback.

Top customer reviews

ONE TERRIFIC BOOK! So funny

ByNetsieon March 18, 2017

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

ONE TERRIFIC BOOK! So funny, My granddaughters and I laughed all thru it. The little surprise at the end was wonderful too.

0Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNo

Not the same old alien story

ByIlanaWDon January 17, 2014

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

It is not necessarily my style of children book, but it is well written and with a lot of action that keeps the tension high and the reader curious for the next development. The illustrations are well done and adequate for the artistic sensibilities of a 7-8 year old. The runaway alien, which at the end of the story reveals to be a 'she', left the family to discover the human world, fascinated by the English soccer. 'Eeek', named by the children he visited because of the sound uttered when asked what's his/her name, doesn't speak, but his adventures and feelings are described in simple sentences, using a lot of suggestive action verbs. Despite the verbal communication problem, there is not that difficult to establish a kind of dialogue and even to go on disguise at various social events and soccer games. The story is written from a page to another, keeping the reader wired to find out what will happen. A good weekend or holiday reading for the little ones.

0Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNo

Five Stars

ByPhyllis Wilczekon September 18, 2017

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

love it

0CommentWas this review helpful to you?YesNo

Good for 7-8yr olds

ByM. Vancoon December 11, 2012

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

My son is 6 and just getting into longer stories. We started this book and I was taken by it, at first... But then it kind of got boring. We have yet to finish it because me and my son became disenchanted. Could have been pretty good.

0CommentWas this review helpful to you?YesNo

Two Stars

Bygloria unkleon July 3, 2014

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

I NEVER RECIEVED THIS ITEM

11 commentWas this review helpful to you?YesNo

Funny, original, and great to get reluctant readers turning the pages, especially boys

ByDebbie Youngon December 10, 2014

Format: Kindle Edition

This book was recommended to me as ideal for engaging reluctant readers. As I work for a charity that encourages children to read for pleasure, I was interested to test it out.

I may not be the target audience (the grown-up mother of a girl, and neither of us like football) but this book charmed me from the first page.

It is written from the point of view of a sporty boy in the early stages of secondary school who finds a football-mad alien in his bedroom. As the boy tries to pass off the smoke-blowing green alien as his visiting actor cousin in fancy dress, his wry observations about both the alien and members of his family made me laugh aloud. It's the type of story that would have bedtime readers pleading for ten minutes more or reading beneath their blankets with a torch, until they reach what is its very satisfying conclusion.

With short chapters, ending on cliffhangers, and interspersed with just enough amusing illlustrations to sugar the pill of chapter books for easily daunted readers, this is just the (football) ticket to get boys reading. I'm sure girls would enjoy it too. This one certainly did! Great stuff!

0Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNo

Highly recommended.

BySue Wallaceon September 17, 2017

Format: Kindle Edition

Eeek the runaway alien by Karen Inglis.
A boy, an alien and football - what could go wrong.
A lovely little read my 2 daughters loved it. 5*. Tbc on fb.

0CommentWas this review helpful to you?YesNo

Five Stars

ByTarnished/Iesheabeaston January 17, 2017

Format: Paperback

My grandchildren adore this book and want more like it

0Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you?YesNo

Most recent customer reviews

Kids loved it!

I purchased this book for my niece and nephew, and they've been eagerly devouring it. Lots of kid-friendly action and lighthearted illustrations keep them flipping the pages, and...Read more

Published on June 18, 2014 by JohnDopp

Set up an Amazon Giveaway

Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway

This item: Eeek!: The runaway alien

Set up a giveaway

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?

Smile Paperback

Raina Telgemeier

1,116

$9.19
Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) Hardcover

Dav Pilkey

353

$4.85
Roller Girl Paperback

Victoria Jamieson

318

$11.69

Pages with related products. See and discover other items: london for kids, books about football for kids, best children reading books

Buy New $5.82

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

or

or

Buy Used $1.76

Turn on 1-Click ordering for this browser

Eeek!: The runaway alien Paperback – March 6, 2012

Frequently bought together

Customers who bought this item also bought

Special offers and product promotions

Editorial Reviews

Review

About the Author

Product details

Customer reviews

Top customer reviews

Most recent customer reviews

Set up an Amazon Giveaway

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?

Buy New

$5.82

Buy Used

$1.76