Those Roys on Planet Earth (Book 1)
“A delightful tale of a perceptive girl and her wonderfully odd family.”
Meet the quirky and lovable Roy Family. Jillian is a forward-thinking mother who hails from Planet Arvon. Walt is a renaissance man who waxes philosophical at the dinner table. Casey, the middle child, is “utterly devastated beyond imagining” on an hourly basis, especially by Ancient-Aunt-Hattie, who is "absolutely diabolical" with her non-stop drinking, smoking and sticking her nose into other people's business for crying out loud. Sammy, the youngest, alternates between experimenting with household appliances and serving in the capacity of The Family Dog. And Alex, the eldest, is on the brink of an early-life crisis, but manages to keep it together long enough to narrate and survive the shenanigans, the debacles and close-shaves. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for The Cat.
“Hilarious and addictively readable! I enjoyed this book so much that I read it twice — one time right after the other. By the end of the book I felt as if I knew, and liked, the characters. Russell really brought them to life, each character with a distinct voice. I particularly enjoyed the segments written from the point of view of Casey, the precocious, discontent, sarcastic pre-adolescent middle sister. The book is made up of a large number of extremely short chapters, which make it a fast, addictive read (sample chapter titles: “Casey’s Diary Entry about Digesting Furniture”, “Kidnapping Revisited”, and “Aunt Hattie’s Letter about Capitalization & Not Being an Insect”).There were times when the book actually made me laugh out loud, which I normally never do while reading, and sections so funny that I felt the need to read them to other people.”
Forthcoming:
Those Roys on Church Street (Spring 2027)
Those Roys of New England (Book 2)
Every family has its characters. But in the case of the Roy family, pretty much everyone is a bit off their rockers. In the second book of local author Robin Russell's fun and funny series for young readers, their quirky adventures continue as the family's oldest child narrates a new round of crazy antics, calamity, and shenanigans, catches us up on our favorite characters from the first book, introduces newcomers like Gay Uncle Charlie and Priscilla the Pun, and perfectly captures the chaos of a home suddenly filled with teenagers.
Those Roys in Bangalore (Book 3)
Alert! This is the third exposé in the series!
Look, I’ll be honest with you. If you haven’t read my previous two exposés – either because you were in a coma or abducted by aliens – it’s probably going to be too complicated to just jump in the deep end. I mean, there’s a lot of rough stuff in this third installment exposing my family for my financial gain.
If you think you can handle mutilation, plagues and terrorists, then – maybe – you can handle what’s in this book. If you’re not sure, and if you value a good night’s sleep, I would either buy another book, or start with the first book in the series. I’m not saying you’re dumb per se, but if you didn’t know that “per se” is a Latin expression, then you’re definitely out of your league, because there are plenty more where that one came from.
- Alex Roy
“I’d like to mutilate, plague and terrorize the author of this stupid book!” – Casey Roy
“I just learned how to spell terrorize!” – Sammy Roy!