Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice Franklin
In an effort to make sense of her world, an inquisitive young British girl compiles additional reading assignments to explain what qualifies as friendship and why her mother is so fearful of the police. When a late-night television special about the Voynich Manuscript sparks her curiosity, she becomes determined to learn as much as she can about the strange artifact which she hopes will shed some light on her own sense of alienation.
Life Hacks for a Little Alien is a thoughtful look at childhood on the autism spectrum. The story reveals the challenges of families coping with parental absence and mental illness. Language lovers and bibliophiles will appreciate the footnotes and subtext in this unique coming-of-age story.
Just like Little Alien, I’ve been fascinated by the Voynich Manuscript from the moment I first heard about the indecipherable book. Discovered in 1912 in an Italian monastery by Wilfrid Voynich, the Voynich Manuscript has sparked countless theories about its origin.
Read The Voynich Manuscript: The Mysterious Code that Has Defied Interpretation for Centuries by Gerry Kennedy and Rob Churchill to learn what historians and linguists have to say about the text or check out The Voynich Manuscript, a reproduction of the manuscript that includes full color illustrations and pages that fold out.
Maybe you can be the one who solves this ancient mystery.
Alicia Cavitt
Information Specialist
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