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Bruce Coville

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Similar in tone + premise

These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for My Teacher Is an Alien. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: funny, suspenseful, light-hearted, wacky, slightly scary, playful, nostalgic

Premise labels used: alien teacher, substitute teacher, alien abduction, school threat, students uncover secret

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.

Cover of Boom! by Mark Haddon

Boom!

Mark Haddon · 1993

Two schoolboys uncover a bizarre secret about their teachers and tumble into a fast, funny alien adventure.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2121

Cover of 暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3] by Yusei Matsui

暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2013 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A bizarre class trip and new transfer student deepen the absurd, heartfelt mission to assassinate their alien teacher.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2295

Cover of The Experiment by Rebecca Stead

The Experiment

Rebecca Stead · 2025

A sixth grader hiding his alien identity must face a strange change, a vanishing friend group, and a hidden truth.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2316

Cover of The X-Files: Cold Cases by Joe Harris

The X-Files: Cold Cases

Joe Harris, Chris Carter · 2017 · The X-Files (Audible Original)

A full-cast audio drama pulls Mulder and Scully back into a web of cold cases, conspiracies, and alien threats.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2433

Cover of Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon

Joshua Dread

Lee Bacon · 2012 · Joshua Dread

A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2435

Cover of H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden

H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education

Mark Walden · 2007 · H.I.V.E.

A gifted orphan is abducted to a secret school for villains and must outwit its staff to escape with new friends.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2442

Cover of Spaced Out by Stuart Gibbs

Spaced Out

Stuart Gibbs · 2016 · Moon Base Alpha

On a tiny moon base, 12-year-old Dash must solve a commander’s disappearance before hidden dangers catch up.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2447

Cover of 暗殺教室 5 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 5] by Yusei Matsui

暗殺教室 5 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 5]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2013 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A school class of would-be assassins faces a brutal baseball match, a new teacher, and a dangerous new weakness.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2453

Cover of Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins? by Liz Kessler

Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?

Liz Kessler · 2015

A schoolgirl’s sudden invisibility draws her into a secret circle of kids with powers and a dangerous hidden origin.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2455

Cover of We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix

We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord

Garth Nix · 2024

In 1970s Australia, a boy must stop his genius younger sister and a mysterious alien orb from taking over everyone.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2473

Cover of The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart · 2008 · The Mysterious Benedict Society

Four gifted children are recruited for a secret mission at a ruleless school where puzzles, codes, and danger await.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2485