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ravencoal Since: Oct, 2010
2012-10-11 16:34:34

I'm bumping this for you, because whatever it is, I want to read it too.

saladchan Since: Dec, 1969
2012-10-11 23:27:20

I recognize this too! Aaaagh!

Was it "My Teacher Flunked the Planet" by Bruce Coville? I haven't read that in 9 years but I still remember parts of it so distinctly... This was the second thing that popped into my mind, the first a kids' novel called "Under the Cat's Eye." I don't think you're looking for that one, though, or you would have mentioned the morphing-into-animals aspect, and there's no military in that one.

albinotiger Since: Mar, 2011
2012-10-13 12:30:37

No, I don't think it was either one of those. I read a lot of Bruce Coville when I was younger, and it definitely wasn't one of his. And there were no aliens, or any sort of supernatural stuff involved, they were just being teleported and held. I remember the cover really well, it showed this girl with a surprised look looking into her empty classroom. I also remember this scene where she runs in there while the class is gone and switches backpacks around, trying to see if anyone would notice.

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