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“I was surprised at how many “life lessons” you squeezed into such a small amount of pages.”

— Amy Lynn McConahy, Clean Fiction Magazine

What is Earth’s Secret Alliance?

Earth’s Secret Alliance is clean, character-driven science fiction that encourages empathy, ethics, and perspective-taking—ideal for literature, social studies, and STEM-adjacent lessons exploring conscience, discovery, leadership, and what it means to be human. Beginning with the 1947 Roswell incident, the story follows soldiers, scientists, diplomats, reporters, and visitors from another world as they form an unlikely alliance.

The Study Edition

Where Should My Student Start?

The novellas are intentionally short, making them approachable for reluctant readers.

It’s a quick read—give it a try, you might enjoy it.

Each novella can serve as a starting point, focusing on a different character and offering a distinct entry into the larger story. The books here are sorted by main character age, and therefore where your reader might like to start.

Notes for Group Leaders

Most questions in this Study Edition do not have a single correct answer. They are intended to help readers examine the characters’ choices, compare perspectives, support their opinions with evidence, and consider how the story’s ethical questions apply beyond the fictional setting.

Students should be encouraged to disagree respectfully. A strong response should refer to specific events, dialogue, or character decisions rather than simply stating an opinion.

For group discussion:

Assign different students or groups to defend opposing answers to an ethical question, even when the assigned position is not their own. This can help students understand why reasonable people may reach different conclusions.

Encourage students to use the following structure:

1. State a position.
2. Give evidence from the story.
3. Explain how the evidence supports the position.
4. Consider a reasonable opposing view.
5. Conclude whether the original position still stands.

Themes to Watch

Readers may notice recurring questions throughout the collection:

• Is peace possible without the ability to defend it?
• When does secrecy protect people, and when does it protect those in power?
• Can technology make people behave morally, or must morality be freely chosen?
• How do prejudice and assumptions prevent people from recognizing ability?
• What makes someone worthy of trust, forgiveness, or a second chance?
• Can people with very different values become true allies?
• What responsibilities come with knowledge, influence, and advanced technology?

Historical Context

The story takes place entirely in 1947, beginning with the Roswell incident. The characters live within the social expectations and prejudices of postwar America. Students may benefit from researching:

• racial segregation in the United States military before Executive Order 9981 in 1948;
• opportunities and barriers for women in higher education and scientific careers;
• public attitudes toward disability;
• antisemitism before and after the Second World War;
• early Cold War fears;
• the historical Roswell incident;
• the development of rocketry, atomic weapons, radar, and early computing.

The story uses real history as a foundation but remains a work of speculative fiction. Students should distinguish between documented history, historical possibility, and the author’s inventions.

Content Considerations

The collection contains bullying, prejudice, threats, kidnapping, military conflict, references to alcohol and adult relationships, and non-graphic violence. The stories contain no profanity, sexual content, or graphic violence, however, personal relationships are discussed in The Woundless War and the novel. A detailed breakdown is available in my Ratings page.

Teachers and discussion leaders may select individual novellas according to the age, interests, and needs of their readers.

A Note on Charlie’s Commentary

Charlie presents herself as the person who compiled the record. Her bracketed comments may be studied as historical annotations, personal reflections, or the interpretations of a participant who is looking back many years later.

Readers may consider both what Charlie adds to the account and how her admiration, experiences, and hindsight could influence the way she tells the story.

Help Review the Study Edition Questions

The Earth’s Secret Alliance Study Edition is currently in development, and I value your feedback on its discussion questions and activities.

You do not need to have read the books. The questions themselves provide an introduction to the characters, themes, ethical conflicts, and educational possibilities of the story.

Study Questions, Discussion and Activities

The revised questions will be published here after the survey period ends on September 1, 2026. Until then, use the links below to view the proposed questions and optionally provide feedback.

Choose the story, character, theme, historical topic, or activity type that best matches your classroom, library, homeschool group, or book club.

Review one section or all of them—the choice is yours.

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