BookGateway is dedicated to encouraging people of all ages to get into reading - including children. They offer perspectives that adult readers just won't get. This review is the first by an 8 year old who we will call Sunshine. Note: We did not edit her answers because they were amazingly funny. We did fix spelling and punctuation errors. From the publisher: Michael K. just started fifth grade at a new school. As if that wasn't hard enough, the kids he seems to have made friends with apparently aren't kids at all. They are aliens. Real aliens who have invaded our planet in the form of school children and a hamster. They have a mission to complete: to convince 3,140,001 kids to BE SPHDZ. But with a hamster as their leader, "kids" who talk like walking advertisements, and Michael K as their first convert, will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover and pull off their assignment? BG: Was this book easy to read for you? Were you able to get into it quickly? Sunshine: The book was easy to read (even for me and I'm eight). I got into it quickly. Was it fun to read? If so, what was fun about it? Well it is hard say there wasn't much fun in the story so I say well duh nothing. Well I can't say it was kind of both, well maybe yes. Or no. I don't know. I didn't like it much. It was a good book. As I said there was no fun in the story. Not really. I mean totally. Would you recommend it to your friends to read? What age group is this book for? Well let me think NOOOOOOOOOO! I already told you it was boring not fun and the worst book I have ever read in the whole earth people! There is the reason why I don't like it: it was meant to be for middleschoolers not me. I am eight years old. Well I am not OLD. Is this a good book for girls? No way never! The girl is an alien. She stinks. Do the characters show good moral values? Is it religious in any way? Do people pray or read the Bible? Ok, for the tenth time NO. Is there any language or actions that parents should worry about? Maybe. I think so ya. There arent, well, that is to me, there is everything that is in my brain is wrong I think so.