A lavender rat that has escaped from a laboratory, and a lonely boy whose parents are scientists, meet on an orbiting space station, communicate by email, and ultimately find themselves in need of each other's help and friendship.
After Susan sees Mr. Smith the substitute teacher peel off his face, she knows he's an alien and only Peter believes her; together they work to save the class from Mr. Smith's horrible plans.
Thomas and his bionic dog McGrowl investigate when it becomes obvious that something is not quite right at Hiram Biddle's new obedience school for dogs.
McGrowl, a bionic superdog, is invited, along with his boy Thomas, to visit his original owner Edwina Tuttle, and finds himself on a wild goose chase, courtesy of the evil Milton Smudge.
Peter, a typical seventh-grader, finds himself touring the planet with his friends Susan and Duncan, and with three aliens in disguise. Their mission is to file a report that will report the Earth's future in the universe.