Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.

"Travis, Journey, and their new pal, Devonte, embark on a new adventure that takes them off-planet and into distant outer space as a new game, Earth to Aliens, sets up a galactic battle between old friends and new enemies"--Provided by publisher.