Hunter Island

By Danielle Smith-Llera and David SanAngelo

Far in the future, Earth’s oceans have risen. Coastlines have changed to create new islands far from shore. Even worse, Earth has been invaded by aliens known as the Hunters. They are masters of camouflage and enjoy hunting down humans and other creatures for sport. On the island of Humanhattan, one family is ready to make the dangerous trip to the safety of the government Fortress. But when Rio and his friend, Ani, are separated from their parents, they have to rely on their wits and quick reflexes to avoid the deadly Hunters. Will the two young friends survive until help arrives?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jan 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781515893547

Danielle Smith-Llera

Danielle Smith-Llera grew up in coastal Virginia, hearing unforgettable tales about her Mexican and Irish ancestors. She first moved overseas to teach in international schools in Hungary and Brazil. Life in the U.S. Foreign Service has taken her around the world to live in India, Jamaica, Romania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Washington, DC. She loves sharing stories—fiction, nonfiction, and a mixture of both—in classrooms, museum exhibits, and, of course, books.

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MICHAEL DAHL PRESENTS

Michael Dahl has written about werewolves, magicians, and superheroes. He loves funny books, scary books, and mysterious books. Every Michael Dahl Presents book is chosen by Michael himself and written by an author he loves. The books are about favorite subjects like monsters, aliens, haunted houses, farting pigs, or magical powers that go haywire. Read on!

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Michael Dahl Presents

Hello, Is Anybody Out There?

Chapter 1: A Deadly Sport

Chapter 2: A Strange Goodbye

Chapter 3: Hidden in Plain Sight

Chapter 4: Danger at the Dock

Chapter 5: The Swarm

Chapter 6: Night Hunt

Chapter 7: Haunted City

Chapter 8: Hide-and-Seek

Chapter 9: Trapped!

Chapter 10: An Uninvited Guest

Sea Invasion

Glossary

Talk About It

Imagine It, Write It

Author

Illustrator

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HELLO, IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?

Every summer when I was growing up, I visited my Aunt Ann and cousins in far northern Minnesota. They lived among the mining dumps–gigantic hills of ore that were dug out of the ground. One night, my aunt saw strange lights up in those hills. The next day, two strange men wearing all black walked into the hardware store where she worked. My aunt asked where they had parked, since she hadn’t seen them drive up in a car. They said, Our conveyance is without.

Those words always spooked me when she told that story. Her experience happened many years before anyone had heard about Men in Black. Did she have an alien encounter? Was their vehicle