Ben recieves a birthday present from his friend Jason. The present is meant as a gag gift, but things turn strange. The package contains some strange stones and predictions about the future. The two boys, along with a friend eventually tell their parents about everything, and although the parents make them tell the police, no one really believes a word of what they have said.

It was a cute book, but I am not a big sci-fi fan.

I would have students draw their own pictures of aliens to display in the classroom. ( )