Blathereen Dream (novelisation)

Blathereen Dream
Based on:	The Gift
Main character(s):	Sarah Jane Smith
Featuring:	Rani, Luke, Clyde
Main enemy:	Slitheen-Blathereen, Rakweed
Main setting:	Earth, 2009
Key crew
Publisher:	Pearson
Writer:	Trevor Baxendale
Release details
Release number:	4
Release date:	2 September 2010
Format:	Paperback
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-4425-2239-8
The Sarah Jane Adventures photo novelisations
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Blathereen Dream, based upon the TV story The Gift, is the fourth and last photo novelisation of a story from Series 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Publisher's summary

Sarah and her friends meet aliens called the Blathereen and invite them to dinner... but are these aliens as friendly as they seem?

Plot

Sarah, Luke, Clyde and Rani want to stop a Slitheen who wants to turn Earth into a giant diamond and sell it. Suddenly two Blathereen appear, arrest the Slitheen and sent him to her ship. They tell Sarah that they are trying to stop the Slitheen from causing harm. Then they ask to have a dinner at Sarah's house. Rani likes the idea and convinces Sarah to do so. Clyde cooks for the Blathereen and they eat together. After the dinner the Blathereen give a Rakweed plant to Sarah. They tell her that she can feed the world with Rakweed and that no one would ever be hungry again. However the Rakweed has poisonous seeds and infects Luke. Luke becomes ill and can't go to school. Rani and Clyde go there alone. They find out that the school bell destroys the Rakweed and tell this Sarah. Sarah asks Mr Smith to make a loud noise all over the city. All Rakweed plants disappear and Luke is feeling better already. Luke says that he hopes that the Blathereen would never come to Earth again.

Chapter

• Chapter 1: Slitheen and Blathereen
• Chapter 2: Alien Dinner Party
• Chapter 3: Rakweed
• Chapter 4: Saved by the bell

Characters

• Sarah Jane Smith
• Luke Smith
• Rani Chandra
• Clyde Langer
• Leef Blathereen
• Tree Blathereen
• Chris Slitheen
• Mr Smith
• Rakweed

Notes

• The photo novelisation is suitable for grade 2 students. Inside the book, there are many photos from the televised story with little text. It is for children who are learning to read.

Deviations from the televised story

• Chris Slitheen works alone, Dave Slitheen doesn't appear.
• The story ends when the Rakweed is defeated, the scene where Leef Blathereen and Tree Blathereen die isn't included in the novelisation.

External links

• Sample page from the Publisher