Marv and the Alien Invasion
Oxford University Press · Paperback · March 4, 2025
From super duo Alex Falase-Koya and Paula Bowles comes another superpowered MARV adventure— the perfect story for young superhero fans.
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- Who it’s for
- A Space Centre school trip turns chaotic when Cosmic arrives with mischievous alien sidekicks.
- Themes
- Superheroism, Teamwork, Stopping a villain's scheme
- Pacing
- Fast
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From super duo Alex Falase-Koya and Paula Bowles comes another superpowered MARV adventure— the perfect story for young superhero fans. When ordinary boy Marvin wears his super-suit he becomes MARV. A superhero with infinite powers . . . In Marv and the Alien Invasion, Marvin is on a school trip to the Space Centre when supervillain Cosmic and his mischievous alien sidekicks crash onto the scene.
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After causing complete chaos, Cosmic heads off to steal the Space Centre’ s rocket. Marvin and Pixel won’ t let them get away with this. It’ s time for Marvin to become MARV— unstoppable, invincible, and totally MARVellous! Only then can Marv put an end to Cosmic’ s scheme and rescue the rocket from his clutches.
Space Centre Chaos
A Space Centre school trip turns chaotic when Cosmic arrives with mischievous alien sidekicks.
Come here for
- A school trip to the Space Centre disrupted by Cosmic and his alien sidekicks
- Marvin and Pixel trying to protect the Space Centre’s rocket
Expect
- Marvin becomes MARV when he wears his super-suit
- Cosmic’s scheme puts the Space Centre’s rocket at risk
Where it sits
| Superheroes | 86% |
|---|---|
| Alien Contact | 55% |
| Action & Adventure | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alien Contact
- Superheroes
- Authors
- Alex Falase-Koya
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Superheroism · Teamwork · Stopping a villain's scheme
- Reading lane
- Alien Contact