'Wise and playful and tender and beautiful' Bobby Palmer 'So brilliant so original and
lovely and funny that it reminds you of the point of reading' Rebecca Wait Perfect for fans
of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Remarkably Bright Creatures this is a charming
witty and moving novel about what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent. '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' From her first words to her first day at school Little Alien can't help but get things
wrong. She doesn't understand the world the way others seem to and the world doesn't seem to
understand her either. Her anxious mum and meticulous dad while well-intentioned are of
little help. But when Little Alien sees a documentary about the Voynich Manuscript - a
mediaeval codex written in an unknown language and script - she begins to suspect that there
are other people who feel just like her. Convinced that translating this manuscript will offer
the answers she needs she sets out on a journey that will show her a delicious taste of
freedom. So begins this charming witty and profoundly moving novel about the power of
language the wonder of libraries - and how to find a path that fits when you yourself do not.
'Unique and thoroughly engaging. It is insightful and funny and gently poignant. By telling the
story of one little alien Alice Franklin has told the story of many' Pip Williams author of
The Dictionary of Lost Words 'Totally addictive and brilliant . . . Life Hacks for A Little
Alien is sure to find its place as one of the best loved works of fiction' Aimée Walsh author
of Exile 'Immersive moving and fizzing with humour I couldn't put this book down and I
still can't let the character go' Paula Lichtarowicz author of The Snow Hare 'A rare energy
lights this wonderful book: a unique recipe of humour heart frankness and an unstoppable
fascination with language' Han Smith author of Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and
Wrecking 'Witty bold heart-warming and entirely delicious. I devoured it' Jyoti Patel
author of The Things that we Lost
