An alien crash lands his spaceship and assumes the body of the only available host - a common skunk! The aptly named Stinker befriends Karen, whose dreams of interplanetary contact never included telepathy with a reeking woodland creature, and computer-savvy Jonathan. Together the three must get their furry friend back to his planet without undue interference from their families, NASA, and the neighborhood skunks. AGES: 7 to 10 years AUTHOR: Pamela Service received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California and a master's degree in African prehistory from the University of London. Her novels include Winter of Magic's Return, A Question of Destiny, When the Night Wind Howls, Tomorrow's Magic, and The Reluctant God, which won the Society of Children's Book Writers Golden Kite Honor Award.