Beware The Other! My next book in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series, Alex and The Other, is in the house! The Advance Reader Copies are now at the publisher, Dundurn Press, about to be mailed out to reviewers and bloggers soon. Stay tuned!
Here's the letter that accompanies the ARC:
"Dear Middle-Grade Reviewer,
As a child, I went through a phase of being utterly
convinced that I had an identical twin — I just hadn’t met her yet. Do we all
imagine that there is an exact copy of us out there, somewhere, I wonder?
I’m delighted to present my fourth book, Alex and The Other, in the award-winning
Weird Stories Gone Wrong Series for
middle-grade readers. Each story explores a different horror sub-genre, for kids
ages 8-12, including a tall tale (Jake
and the Giant Hand, 2014), a psychological road-trip thriller (Myles and the Monster Outside, 2015, Winner
of the OLA Silver Birch Express Honor
Book award), and a time-travel/historical fantasy (Carter and the Curious Maze, 2016).
The latest addition, Alex
and The Other, is a doppelgänger story about a lonely boy who has
to stand up to an evil twin trying to take over his life. Alex must decide who
he is, what matters most to him and, … who
is the real Alex, anyway?
All alone, his family, his town, and his beloved cat
seemingly tricked forever by the evil twin, Alex finally has to ask for help from
a weird pair of pig-like strangers in trench coats and dark sunglasses, who
might not be entirely what they seem …
Please enjoy this psychological, evil-twin/alien story,
combined with seven creepy illustrations from Shawna Daigle. I hope it reminds young
readers that many struggles go unseen, and sometimes you have to ask for help,
and keep asking even though it’s scary, until someone hears.
Philippa Dowding"
Pre-Order Alex and The Other Now.
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