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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.
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." |
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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