This post was most recently updated on November 28th, 2013

Publisher: CreateSpace (June 4, 2013)
Category/Genre: Light Sci-fi Humorous Middle Grade
ISBN: 978-1490377100
Tour Date: November, 2013
Available in: Print & ebook, 145 Pages

This is the humorous story of a 4th grader, seen through the eyes of a human hybrid alien child, sent to Earth to study our culture – to see if they could coexist with the humans.

Auggie has to try and understand 4th graders slang, body language, and the unwritten protocols of the classroom; all in an attempt to blend in. He upsets his teacher, Mrs. Malumrector, who constantly thinks Auggie’s trying to get smart with her when getting stupid with her would be counterproductive. Not only does Mrs. Malumrector not get Auggie’s literal logic, nor do any of the other students in his class. That is except for Left Hand Chuck who thinks Auggie’s hysterical and helps him by teaching him how to use human slang.

But if Auggie truly wants to complete his mission of blending in with the other children he needs to cheer for both teams, except if they’re losing. He needs to learn not to wear the ‘P and the J’ with the feet conveniently attached to school because they’re for sleeping in only. That ironically enough, Grandpa isn’t going to faint from low blood pressure even though his eyes often tend to roll upwards whenever Auggie is speaking. ‘Pop-a-Squat’ isn’t a good name for a dog, even though he’s great at it. And under no circumstance is he to bring his pet to school even if his teacher has her own pet there, Emily, another student in his class who is neither a gerbil nor a fish.

Praise for Mission One of Auggie the Alien:

“Mission One is a cute and incredibly charming story of Auggie, a nine year old half-alien, sent to earth to observe human behavior up close.  There are quite a lot of funny moments as Auggie attempts to accomplish his mission and get a hang of English slang.  I also really liked the message of this story, that it is ok to be different, and part of having others accept you is accepting yourself.  This is a really fun read for all ages, and I cannot wait to share this with my son in the future.”– Kat, The Katt’s Meow

“Cute and funny read!  I really enjoyed the story of Auggie the Alien and his experience here on Earth. His precociousness had me laughing quite a bit. It was cute to see how a young alien interacts with humans both his own age as well as adults. The author did a wonderful job painting the picture of Auggie’s interactions and making them so believable, endearing and funny.  His banter with his teacher as well as his grandfather made up for most of the funniest scenes and I truly found myself laughing out loud repeatedly.  If you are looking for a great book to give to a kid who loves to read, this is perfect!”– J. Kell, Crazy Book Fanatic

“Coming from a seventeen year old, I really liked this book. It was cute, funny, and just all around creative. The character of Auggie was adorable in himself. An alien from another planet left to pretty much fend for himself in the fourth grade on the foreign planet of Earth. He uses the word ‘human’ often, and seems very gullible for someone so smart. Now that I think about it, Auggie kind of reminds me of Amelia Bedelia, in the sense that they both take everything literally. I think many of the kids I know in grades fourth – sixth, and possibly even older would enjoy this book. It made me laugh, a lot.  I really liked this book and to be honest, even as a 17 year old, I’m excited to read more about Auggie the Alien.”– Nicole, Amazon Reviewer

“We love Auggie!  I read this as a read aloud to my third grade class, and we all loved it! This story is full of endearing characters, quirky humor, and laughable moments. My students were totally engaged in this story; they begged me to keep reading so that they could find out what happened next! Auggie is a book character that became a well known name in my classroom this year, and I can’t wait to share him with my future students!”– Laura H., Amazon Reviewer

“Everyone should read this book no matter the age. It was adorably cute and really funny.  All moms should read this to their kids. I am a huge fan! Auggie is just the best main character and the friends he makes along the way are great too. I can’t wait for Mission Two!”– Erica Alyson, Amazon Reviewer

About Leah Spiegel & Megan Summers:

Although we moved down to North Carolina several years ago, we’re originally from the Pittsburgh area. (That’s why a lot of our characters either live in the Burgh or reference our hometown football team, The Pittsburgh Steelers.) And yes, we even have the Southern accents to show for it now. Although Megan’s is considerable thicker, Leah still can’t understand the locals.

We are known as ‘the sisters’ among our neighborhood; when actually we’re probably really known as ‘the sisters with the Yorkies’. Our pups, Skippy Jon Jones and Captain Jack Sparrow, were given long names to compensate for their small size but not their large personalities.

If Leah’s not glued to her electronic devices, AKA her Kindle Fire and various laptops, you can find her training ‘the attack dogs’, running on the treadmill while conceiving the next great book idea with the Dave Matthews Band, Muse, Florence and the Machine, Lorde, The Lumineers, and Pink (just to name a few) blaring out of her earphones.

If Megan’s not glued to her electronic devices AKA her iPad and Nook Color, you can find her teaching fourth graders, swimming marathon style at the pool, or cuddling with ‘the attack dogs’ as she watches Duck Dynasty, Gold Rush, Scandal, Person of Interest, Morning Joe, etc.

Leah graduated from Edinboro University with a BA in Art Education. Megan received her teaching degree from Edinboro University and Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Technology from Grand Canyon University.

Leah & Megan’s Website: www.leahspiegel.com

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Leah Twitter: https://twitter.com/leahspiegel
Megan Google+:https://plus.google.com/u/0/109013974290224094105?cfem=1 

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