The Late Crew

An endearing middle-grade sci-fi novel centred on young carers. Tyler cares for his mother with M.E. and his autistic brother Levi. When Tyler and other young carers are kept back in detention for being late, a spaceship crashes into the school! They meet a fourlegged lizard-like alien who needs help looking after his egg. The only problem is a creature called The Slime has taken over their headteacher, and he wants the egg too…