Aliens on Vacation: The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast Series, Book 1

Aliens on Vacation: The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast Series, Book 1 by Clete Barrett Smith, illustrated by Christian Slade

A boy goes from Florida to live with his grandma in rural Washington State. He learns that his grandma operates a Bed and Breakfast for Aliens. They arrive via a special teleporter. She makes sure they look like humans and then let them explore the area. The boy is a little freaked out with this and does not want other people to know. A nearby girl tries to connect with him, but he tries to keep her away so she won't find out. 

There are some close calls. An aquatic alien accidentally appears. He takes him to the river in an aquarium, but runs into people on the way, and has to make excuses. Later, a family of extra-large aliens that look like trees alive. They are too big to disguise. However, the ruckus kids may be small enough. They could also disguise themselves as trees. The boy agrees to take them out. There is a close call with the boy scout troop. The girl is also there. Her dad, the sheriff, is the scout leader. He leaves the aliens alone to visit the girl. Alas, the aliens pull a prank on the scouts and the sheriff is convinced they are aliens. He then leads a mob to attack the aliens in the bed and breakfast. To prevent the attack, the boy pranks an alien sighting. This eliminates the sheriff's credibility and causes him to lose his job. The Bed and Breakfast's teleporters are also shut down due to the conflict.

The girl and her father are all set to leave for a guard job near Bothell. The Bed and Breakfast is shut down due to lack of business. The girl comes by to tell the boy they are leaving and gives him a book of photos of aliens that she had taken. She knew about them all along. Then the intergalactic police force shows up. They mention that a security officer is required for places with teleporters and will delay the process of reactivating them. Then they ask for everyone's name. They know of the sheriff based on a UFO sighting he had reported a long time ago. This helped them apprehend some difficult to find criminals. They offer him a position in the intergalactic police force with a job as security at the bed and breakfast. This ends up making everyone happy and providing a happy ending.

The book has lots of fun with aliens while having a coming of age story hidden within.