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My Important Thoughts About The Book:
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Though Aliens seems to be about space dudes, it really
has a lot to do with my family. When my children were little, I really did cook the way
Will and Rob's mother cooks. My husband plays the guitar, as does Will and Rob's dad. Our
family went out one night in August to watch the Perseid meteor showers, just as the
family in Aliens does. We did have a birthday party like the one in the book with
guests named Katie, Tommy, Brendan, Ian, Jonathan, Ryan, and Jason. |
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In fact, most of the characters in the book were named for real people in my life. The
main characters were named for my sons, Will and Rob. Their cousin, Brendan, was named for
my nephew. Tommy and Katie O., the neighbors, were named for Tommy and Katie O., our
neighbors. The father in the book was called RJ, which is what I often call my husband.
The family in the book was named Denis in memory of my Great-aunt Anna Denis who died
sometime while I was working on the story. I always pronounce the name De-knee because
that's how Aunt Anna pronounced it. She lived in Ontario, Canada and was very
French.
At this point, I would like to go on record as stating that I have never--at
any time or in any place--seen or spoken to an extraterrestrial life form. And there's
nothing anyone can do or say that will get me to say I have.
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The Critics' Important Thoughts About The Book:
 | School Library Journal: "Gauthier has created a delightful science-fiction
romp in which the impossible is presented as if it were perfectly natural. Fun to read
aloud, the book will appeal to readers who suspect that those weird kids down the street
might be space invaders."
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| Kirkus Reviews: "Brash good humor from a newcomer who is anything but starry
eyed. The narrator, Will, and his daring brother, Robby, lead ordinary lives but for the
fact that 'alien-situations' keep occurring…Although much fun is poked at parents,
this is a world where no-nonsense moms make the rules and enforce them, and there really
is a Santa Claus. With zany black-and-white cartoons of small angular figures, this is a
droll and irreverent comedy, at the center of which beats a heart of gold." |
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Other Stuff:
| Selected as a Children’s Book of the Year by the Children’s Book Committee at
Bank Street College.
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| Selected as a Choice Book of 1996 by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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| Selected to appear on the 1997-98 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award master list.
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| Selected to appear on the 1997-98 and 1998-99 Great Stone Face Book Award book list.
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| Included in Great Books About Things Kids Love by Kathleen Odean (Ballantine
Books).
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| An Accelerated Reader title. |
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To An Alien, It Is Truly A Small World
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