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    Dear Mr. Alien,...
    Dear Mr. Alien,...
    Dear Mr. Alien,...
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    Dear Mr. Alien,...

    By Yannis Karatsioris

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    Greek eight-year old, Pavlos decides to start a correspondence through letters with an alien.

    Rumor has it that aliens will destroy the world by the end of 2012 and Pavlos has taken on the task to convince the aliens not to attack the earth, by describing all that he knows about our planet.

    In these twelve letters, a door is opened for the readers young enough at heart to understand the analogic humor a child's mind can present at times. While at other times, this same door leads to conclusions heavier than the every day truth of a grown-up.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYannis Karatsioris
    Release dateSep 12, 2013
    ISBN9781301975044
    Dear Mr. Alien,...
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    Yannis Karatsioris

    Yannis Karatsioris, Greek born and raised, is 30 years old and lives in Athens, Greece. He has already staged a play, published a fantasy novel in Greek and, after winning with The Book of the Forsaken the gold medal on HarperCollins' competition on authonomy.com, is now making his first steps in the publishing world out of Greece.His tastes, dark and sarcastic, guide him to a style reminiscent of Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams, Jonathon Stroud and Mikhail Bulghakoff.

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      Dear Mr. Alien by Yannis Karatsioris

      Eight year old Pavlos starts to write letters to an alien. It is rumored that aliens will attack the world and destroy it by the end of 2012. So Pavlos decides to tell of all the good things in the world, and why they should not attack and destroy the world.

      A well written story told in the form of letters. Young Pavlos is very likable, innocent yet wise. He tells of many different things, the earth, religion, school, rules, just to name a few.

      Told through this young boys voice there were some "laugh out loud" moments as well as some heart felt theories he (Pavlos) has. A fantastic short story. I feel that Dear Mr. Alien,... would be perfect for middle school, young adult, and adults young at heart.
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      Pavlos is an eight year old Greek Child.He starts writing letters yo an Alien. Since it is rumored that by the end of 2012 Aliens will attack our world and destroy it. Pavlo decides to write to them and tell them about all the good things in our world like, the Earth, School, Religion and Rules. The story is told through a Young Boy's voice there is some laugh out loud moments and some Heart felt theories also. A book perfect for young ,YA, and older readers.

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