Those Roys on Planet Earth
““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 in Bangalore (Spring 2023)
Those Roys on Church Street (Spring 2024)
Those Roys of New England
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.