Aliens Ate My Homework

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Aliens Ate My Homework
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Author Bruce Coville
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRod Albright's Alien Adventures
Genre Sci-fi
Publisher Aladdin
Publication date
1993
Followed by I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X  

Aliens Ate My Homework is the first of a series of four books by Bruce Coville. [1] The series is generally referred to as Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures or Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures. [2] Aliens Ate My Homework was first published by Aladdin in 1993. A movie based on the book premiered on Netflix in 2018. [3]

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Film adaptation

Aliens Ate My Homework is a film adaptation, directed by Sean McNamara. This film stars an ensemble cast, led by Jayden Greig, William Shatner, Dan Payne, Christian Convery, [4] and Alex Zahara. The film premiered on Netflix on March 6, 2018, in the United States.

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References

  1. Aliens Ate My Homework. Aladdin. 1993. ISBN   9780671727123.
  2. "From Universal 1440 Entertainment: Aliens Ate My Homework". Newswire.
  3. "Bruce Coville's 'Aliens Ate My Homework' movie, feat. William Shatner, now on DVD". Syracuse.
  4. "ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK! March 6th @aliensateMyHW @universalENT With the Amazing Director @seanmcnamara6 #AAMH". twitter.com.