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đ Recommended for ages 10 and above
My BFF is an Alien 5: Deception (Prequel)
Primed to become Viridisâs future leader, the young Octavia Wuen must prove she is up to the task by winning the planetâs biggest eventâthe Quaturs Games. She aligns with others like herself, who have the gift of superpowers, but these new alliances are tested when the Games take a bad turn and the arrival of hostile beings threatens the planetâs survival.
My BFF Is an Alien 4:Â InvasionÂ
Weather events cause widespread destruction across Singapore. Everyone thinks it’s because of climate change, but Abriana and Octavia know better: The Others are behind it. Itâs up to the BFFs to stop them before more people get hurt. But when these powerful beings can morph into anyoneâtheir classmates, their parents, their closest friendsâthe girls donât know who to trust.My BFF Is an Alien 3: Turbulence
Secondary Three is turning out to be a great year for Abriana and Octavia. Abriâs standing at BTSGS receives a boost after she wins a major writing competition, and Octaviaâs a rising star in the schoolâs tennis team. But when the BFFs encounter a strange waterspoutâpart of a barrage of severe weather events happening around the worldâthe girls suspect The Others are responsible. But their investigation is hampered by an accident that reignites a feud with the mean girls, while a schoolgirl crush threatens to cause a rift between the best friends.
My BFF Is an Alien 2: SabotageÂ
The Viridians have won the war and Octavia keeps her promise to Abriana and returns to Singapore. This time sheâs accompanied by a trusted General whoâs tasked to ensure that Octaviaâthe future ruler of Viridisâis safe. When the two BFFs are together, things donât stay calm for long. In the sequel, a chance encounter with a wild boar is captured on video by a mysterious stranger and the footage ends up on the internet… and goes viral! Who is responsible and can the BFFs get the video down before Octaviaâs alien roots are revealed?ÂMy BFF Is an Alien 1
Meet Abriana Yeo, 13, awkward and friendless. Meet Octavia Wu, a graceful teenage alien with superpowers. Forced to flee her home planet Viridis after an invasion by “The Others”, another alien species, Octavia and her parents crash-land in the Singapore heartland.Pretending to be a foreign student, Octavia enters secondary one and befriends Abriana, who then helps her in her quest to find the Anteris, a missing element the alien family needs if they want to return to Viridis to help in the war effort. All the while, the two girls also need to navigate the intricate web of teenage drama at Bukit Timah Secondary Girlsâ School (BTSGS), where mean girls thwart their search efforts every step of the way.
Behind the adventure, mystery and sci-fi, this middle-grade novel also explores the pertinent issues that teenagers typically deal with in a local school settingâfriendship, loyalty, CCAs, homework and bullies. There is also no shortage of excitement and intrigue in this sci-fi and adventure. This is the first in a four-book series, for children aged 10 and above.Â
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Vivian Teo worked as a financial journalist and editor for fourteen years at major US and UK trade publications. She became a freelance writer to spend more time with her two daughters and write about things close to her heart. This led to My BFF is an Alien, her first middle-grade series. She enjoys writing on parenting and education issues for parenting and blogging on her parenting and lifestyle website, The Stuff Childhoods Are Made Of, at .
Vivian is an alumnus of the University of Melbourne and Methodist Girlsâ School. Like Abri, she started off quite friendless and unathletic in secondary school but graduated with a tribe of good friends, and fond memories of performing Chinese dance and cheerleading. However, she doesnât miss homework and exams. Follow Vivian on Facebook, @VivianTeoAuthor, and Instagram, @VivianTeoWriter.