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Ambassador

Appointed Earth's ambassador to the universe, twelve-year-old Gabe Fuentes faces two sets of "alien" problems when he discovers his parents are illegal aliens and face deportation and the Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force causing multiple mass extinctions.

Main Author: Alexander, William 1976-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Human-alien encounters > Juvenile fiction.
Illegal immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Mexican Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Ambassadors > Juvenile fiction.
Science fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: Appointed Earth's ambassador to the universe, twelve-year-old Gabe Fuentes faces two sets of "alien" problems when he discovers his parents are illegal aliens and face deportation and the Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force causing multiple mass extinctions.
Physical Description: 222 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781442497641 (hardcover)
1442497645 (hardcover)
9781442497658 (trade paper)
1442497653 (trade paper)
Author Notes: William Alexander won the National Book Award for his debut novel, Goblin Secrets , and won the Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook. His other novels include A Festival of Ghosts , A Properly Unhaunted Place , Ghoulish Song , Nomad , and Ambassador . William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion workshop. He teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Like the protagonist of Nomad and Ambassador , William is the son of a Latino immigrant to the US. Visit him online at WillAlex.net and GoblinSecrets.com, and on Twitter via @WillieAlex.

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