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Title:
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Life Hacks for a Little Alien |
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Authors:
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Franklin, Alice |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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294 |
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Year:
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2025 |
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Publisher:
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Quercus |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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"Climb up here, Little Alien. Sit next to me. I will tell you about life on this planet. I will tell you how it goes."
Before she thinks of herself as Little Alien, our protagonist is a lonely girl who doesn't understand the world the way other children seem to. So when a late-night TV special introduces her to the mysterious Voynich Manuscript - an ancient tome written in an indecipherable language - Little Alien experiences something she hasn't before: hope. Could there be others like her, who also feel like they're from another planet?
Convinced the Voynich Manuscript holds the answers she needs, Little Alien and her best (and only) friend Bobby decide they must find this strange book. Where that decision leads them will change everything.
Narrated by an unexpected guide who has arrived to give Little Alien the advice she'll need to find her way, Life Hacks for a Little Alien is both a coming-of-age adventure and a love letter to language. Alice Franklin will have you swinging from stitches to tears on the uneven path to finding a life that fits, even when you yourself do not. Quercus Publications: Taken from book cover.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"It's a delightful book with a dry humour which takes much of the pity out of what could be quite sad scenarios".
"If you are looking for something unique, this fits".
"The story has an unusual, initially anonymous narrator who gently and humorously guides us through life on earth for an undiagnosed autistic child".
"I found it entertaining, educational and helpful - it really does provide an insider's view of autism. Also, I'd never heard of the Voynich Manuscript before and learning about that, and the frequent linguistic references, appealed to my inner nerd".
"Overall, it's a witty and easy read which I think most readers would enjoy".
"This is a book that takes you in, wraps you up, and big things reduce whilst little things become magnified and teased open...".
"I identified with so many of the insights that I'm wondering if we are all a bit neurodivergent".
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Categories:
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Fiction, Humour, Learning, Literature oriented, Relationships, Uplifting, UK, Just Added, 2027 Titles, New Adult |
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