Weird Planet #4: Attack of the Evil Elvises

Part of Weird Planet

Illustrated by Macky Pamintuan
After thier spaceship is taken by the Great Ones, Ploo, Klatu, and Lek return to Las Vegas. There they discover an infestation of Elvisimpersonators, in town for a convention. Klatu, Lek, and Ploo are sure the odd-looking humans are up to no good, and it turns out that they're right . . . for once. These are no ordinary Elvises—they are evil aliens from outer space in disguise with nefarious plans to take over Earth!
Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like his own son will want to read, like the Weird Planet series. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg’s work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received BA from the University of Illinois and his MA from UCLA. His son, Zack, played the title role in the motion picture Lorenzo's Oil and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York. View titles by Dan Greenburg
MACKY PAMINTUAN was born and raised in Davao, a city in the southern Philippines. He moved to San Francisco and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art College. When not illustrating, Macky enjoys playing basketball, his other true passion. View titles by Macky Pamintuan

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After thier spaceship is taken by the Great Ones, Ploo, Klatu, and Lek return to Las Vegas. There they discover an infestation of Elvisimpersonators, in town for a convention. Klatu, Lek, and Ploo are sure the odd-looking humans are up to no good, and it turns out that they're right . . . for once. These are no ordinary Elvises—they are evil aliens from outer space in disguise with nefarious plans to take over Earth!

Author

Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like his own son will want to read, like the Weird Planet series. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg’s work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received BA from the University of Illinois and his MA from UCLA. His son, Zack, played the title role in the motion picture Lorenzo's Oil and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York. View titles by Dan Greenburg
MACKY PAMINTUAN was born and raised in Davao, a city in the southern Philippines. He moved to San Francisco and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art College. When not illustrating, Macky enjoys playing basketball, his other true passion. View titles by Macky Pamintuan

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