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The Outsider (Library Binding)

by Melinda Metz (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

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The Roswell High series gets off to a slow start with this rambling tale introducing a trio of teen aliens and several of their human pals. Long on extraneous dialogue and short on action, the story is set in Roswell, N.M., renowned for an alleged UFO landing in 1947. Hours after a military spokesperson had proclaimed that the flying disk had crashed in the desert, a second announcement insisted that the object was only a weather balloon. But Max, his sister Isabel and their friend Michael know better: they are the orphaned survivors of the spaceship crash, who eventually hatched from incubation pods that had protected them for years. Liz, the prettiest girl at Roswell High, has long admired handsome, quiet Max from a distance. But she gets a close-up look at just how special he is when his superhuman hands heal her from a gunshot wound to the stomach in the opening scene. Liz and two classmates are soon in on the aliens' secret identity, which the mean-spirited Sheriff Valenti, a key member of an alien-hunting organization (Project Clean Slate), suspects. Will he discover the truth about their background? Given this series' wishy-washy posture between mainstream and science fiction, many readers may not stick around long enough to find out. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Grade 6-9-Alien conspiracy fans will not be disappointed to learn that there really are aliens among us. Michael, Max, and Isabel were hidden on Earth in incubation pods after the famed spacecraft crash of 1947 and adopted by well-intentioned humans who didn't know their history. Now attending a high school in New Mexico, the teens are trying to remain unnoticed by Project Clean Slate, whose purpose is to capture aliens living in the United States. All would be fine except that Max has fallen in love with a human classmate, Liz, and is compelled to heal her with his alien ability when she is shot and sure to die without his intervention. This act has brought unnecessary attention in their direction and now they must protect their secret. Liz's best friends Maria and Alex join the group after they struggle with their own fears and concerns over what doing the right thing means. Readers who like a little romance in their science fiction might enjoy this novel, which introduces all of the characters and lays the groundwork for future struggles to keep their anonymity. Hard-core fans of the genre might find the plot unwieldy and difficult to believe as it offers glimpses of alien "magic" without any explanation.
Tracey Firestone, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport,
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Left Me Aching, Jan 3 2005
This review is from: The Outsider (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is GREAT! Probaly the only book in the series that the TeleVision adaption kept completely - The outsider is a great piece of literature. Its cute, quick, daring, and intresting. ESPECIALLY if you keep reading the series, you'll notice how unique and great the customers are. A Definate Must-read. Esspecially for teens.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Over and Over, Mar 22 2004
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This review is from: The Outsider (Paperback)
"The Outsider" was an awsome I could not put it down. It is really interesting how they mix alien life and human life together. And it is very action filled. I would read it a second time just to get the juice going. And the characters are very intersesting and the author Melinda Metz is a very good writer. I would say that readers anywhere from 12-25 could read this cause it is interesting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I read this LONG before the tv series existed, Oct 9 2003
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This review is from: The Outsider (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read and reread this book series since way before there was even talk of a TV show! I love these books! And quite honestly, I was completely disappointed with the show. The show changed the entire story, and in my opinion, destroyed it. So I advise everyone to read the book series bc it is FAR BETTER than the poor excuse of a show the WB put on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Starting all over again
The Cafe.. The Shooting... The images through Max's head as he healed Liz... everything so clear and lovely.. Read more
Published on Aug 17 2003 by sigavino

5.0 out of 5 stars a must read series!
okay, I will be the first to admit that I am a bit older then the people these books are aimed at-- but I love them. My mother is even reading the series. Read more
Published on Mar 21 2003 by Elizabeth A. Kus

5.0 out of 5 stars The Books that Preceded the TV Series
This is the first book (of ten) in the Roswell High series that became the basis for the Roswell TV show on the WB (and later UPN) network. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2003 by J. M. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT book for teens!
Roswell High VOL. 1.Is a great book for teens. It is filled with humor, mystery, and romance. Roswell High is a series, so I would start with VOL. 1. Read more
Published on Jan 16 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing start to ROSWELL
After watching the ROSWELL series from TV,i just couldn't stop myself to read the books as well,THE OUTSIDER is the first book of the whole series,starting from how Max was... Read more
Published on Oct 22 2002 by vanessa

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Series
Melinda is a GOOD author.
When you read this series, you feel like seeing movie.
You can imagine the story frame by frame.
ItĄs VERY VERY attractive. Read more
Published on Sep 28 2002 by Hui Pui Sai

5.0 out of 5 stars Roswell High - one of the best series ever!
For a person who does not specifically enjoy reading science fiction, I absolutely LOVE this book and all of the other books of the series. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2002 by Chelsea

4.0 out of 5 stars And so Roswell is born..
I'm a die-hard Roswell fan so it's hard for me not to like this book, but people who do not watch the series will like it too. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2002 by L. Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars the outsider is my favorite books
it was a great book and everything but it had a good ending that was not expected. the outsider was very describtive and gave a great picture. this book was very creative. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars The books vs. the TV show
I'm sure you've all heard of the show Roswell and I'm still surprised how many fans were unaware that the show was actually based on a series of books. Read more
Published on Feb 17 2002 by Sarah

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