# Stuck on Earth - Hardcover

by **David Klass** (Author)

Ketchvar III's mission is simple: travel to Planet Earth, inhabit the body of an average teenager, and determine if the human race should be annihilated. And so Ketchvar--who, to human eyes, looks just like a common snail--crawls into the brain of one Tom Filber and attempts to do his analysis. At first glance, Tom appears to be the perfect specimen--fourteen years old, good health, above average intelligence. But it soon becomes apparent that Tom Filber may be a little _too_ average--gawky, awkward, and utterly abhorred by his peers. An alien within an alien's skin, Ketchvar quickly finds himself wrapped up in the daily drama of teenage life--infuriating family members, raging bullies, and undeniably beautiful next-door neighbors. And the more entangled Ketchvar becomes, the harder it is to answer the question he was sent to Earth to resolve: Should the Sandovinians release the Gagnerian Death Ray and erase the human species for good? Or is it possible that Homo sapiens really are worth saving?

Wickedly wry and hysterically skewed, David Klass's take on teen life on our fabulously flawed Planet Earth is an engrossing look at true friends, truer enemies, and awkward alien first kisses.  
_Stuck on Earth_ is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

### Author Biography

David Klass has written several novels for teens, including the books in the Caretaker Trilogy, the first of which, _Firestorm_, was declared tremendous fun to read by _The New York Times Book Review_, and the second of which, _Whirlwind_, was proclaimed by _The Miami Herald_ as Truly intelligent storytelling for teens. He is also the author of _You Don't Know Me_, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and _Dark Angel_, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, as well as several screenplays. He lives in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN

**Publication Date:** March 16, 2010

**Award:** Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2012)

**Award:** Texas Lone Star Reading List (2011)

**Award:** Isinglass Teen Read Award (2013)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Stuck on Earth

**Interest Level:** Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up

**Reading Level:** 4.9

**Point Value:** 7

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