Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zombies of the Science Fair | 2000 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 2 | Too Many Aliens | 2000 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 3 | Snatched from Earth! | 2000 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 4 | Sixth-Grade Alien | 2020 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 5 | I Shrank My Teacher | 2020 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 6 | There’s An Alien In My Backpack | 2000 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 7 | Lunch Swap Disaster | 2020 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 8 | The Revolt Of The Miniature Mutants | 2000 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 9 | Missing—One Brain! | 2020 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 10 | Class Pet Catastrophe | 2021 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 11 | Farewell to Earth | 2001 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
| 12 | Aliens, Underwear, and Monsters | 2022 | Bruce Coville | Buy |
Bruce Coville’s Sixth-Grade Alien series spans twelve books published over more than two decades, from 2000 to 2022. The first batch of titles arrived in 2000 and 2001 with books like Zombies of the Science Fair, Too Many Aliens, Snatched from Earth!, and There’s An Alien In My Backpack. After a long gap, new entries started appearing in 2020, including the self-titled Sixth-Grade Alien, I Shrank My Teacher, and Missing–One Brain!, bringing the series to a new generation of young readers.
The books mix alien encounters with the everyday chaos of school life, as titles like Lunch Swap Disaster, Class Pet Catastrophe, and The Revolt Of The Miniature Mutants suggest. The most recent addition, Aliens, Underwear, and Monsters, came out in 2022. Reading in publication order works well, though the fun, standalone-friendly nature of the stories means younger readers can also dip in wherever they like.