Nine-year-old Morgan is fascinated with aliens. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, land of the sasquatch, and naturally is fascinated with those as well. When he meets new kid Lewis, whose parents own a motel named the Stay On Inn, the adventures begin with slingshots, underpants, annoying older sisters, and neighbors dressed up in bear suits.

Charise Mericle Harper has created many books for children, including Alien Encounter, the popular Fashion Kitty series , the Just Grace books, and Henry's Heart. She lives in Mamaroneck, New York, with her family.