SHORTLISTED FOR THE WEEK JUNIOR BOOKS AWARDS 2026----------------ALIENS HAVE INVADED LITTLE OAK SCHOOL!When a school assembly is interrupted by an ALIEN INVASION, bookworm Finley Swinnerton finds himself catapulted into an unlikely quest to save the planet, humanity and even Derek the school Guinea Pig!Join Finley for an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD adventure as he grapples with alien assassins, cowardly headmasters and intergalactic overlords in a tale of slime, grime and PE teachers past their prime.Get ready for the cosmic clash of the century... It’s TEACHERS versus ALIENS... versus THE KIDS!

MANGER DANGER!When ALIENS invade on the day of the school Christmas play, nativity sheep Finley Swinnerton and his festive troupe are hurled into EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL peril.Can lamb-with-a-plan Finley save Christmas? Will the Nativity go ahead?? And does he HAVE to save Brussels sprouts???Join Finley and his best friend Lyra for a FESTIVE FORAY full of stars, BAA’s and ta-da’s as they go toe-to-tentacle with the galaxy’s slimiest and grimiest grinches in this hilarious battle to rescue Christmas.It’s going to be Bethle-may-hem… It’s TEACHERS versus ALIENS… versus THE NATIVITY!

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WEEK JUNIOR BOOKS AWARDS 2026----------------ALIENS HAVE INVADED LITTLE OAK SCHOOL!When a school assembly is interrupted by an ALIEN INVASION, bookworm Finley Swinnerton finds himself catapulted into an unlikely quest to save the planet, humanity and even Derek the school Guinea Pig!Join Finley for an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD adventure as he grapples with alien assassins, cowardly headmasters and intergalactic overlords in a tale of slime, grime and PE teachers past their prime.Get ready for the cosmic clash of the century... It’s TEACHERS versus ALIENS... versus THE KIDS!

MANGER DANGER!When ALIENS invade on the day of the school Christmas play, nativity sheep Finley Swinnerton and his festive troupe are hurled into EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL peril.Can lamb-with-a-plan Finley save Christmas? Will the Nativity go ahead?? And does he HAVE to save Brussels sprouts???Join Finley and his best friend Lyra for a FESTIVE FORAY full of stars, BAA’s and ta-da’s as they go toe-to-tentacle with the galaxy’s slimiest and grimiest grinches in this hilarious battle to rescue Christmas.It’s going to be Bethle-may-hem… It’s TEACHERS versus ALIENS… versus THE NATIVITY!