The Fucking Unlikely Adventures of John Snowman: Supreme Negotiator of the Galaxies | Alfonso Linares
John turned around to see his new company, only to discover an extraterrestrial life form, with humanoid structure... and a head whose circular shape resembled …
“Wait! did you say … a butt?” Principal Elsner interrupted the story.
“Yes, sir,” John replied at the Principal’s office....
Who is John Snowman?
John Snowman is the typical American teenager: studious, shrewd, not athletic, and sometimes a little geek, which made him the favorite target of bullies at his school: Mirabella Hills High School.
John just passed 11th. Grade and his dream is to graduate as soon as possible to start the career he passionately wants to study since he was a child: Marine Biology at the University of California. Everything sounds great, if not for a slight problem, a slight setback that prevents him from meeting his goals:
When he wants the most to be on time for classes, inexplicably always something makes him be late for school.
And, coincidentally, he's always late when there's a key evaluation for his grades, but it wasn't his fault. Or at least that is what he always tried to explain to his teachers in great detail.
And this is when we discover that the most unlikely and crazy adventures seem to chase John, despite his efforts to arrive on time to his classes.
This is his story. This is the hilarious, crazy, absurd, fucking unlikely story he told his teachers about what prevented him from arriving on time to the American History exam and thus he became the ...
About the Author
Alfonso Linares was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the prestigious Simón Bolívar University. In this University he participated twice in the literary contest of the Science Fiction Club, where he reached Honorable Mention with his short story "The Echoes of the Past", in his first participation, and First Place in his second participation with his short story "Quo Vadis?".
Writing is a hobby that has cultivated it since young. Among his favorite genres is science fiction, fantasy, poetry, adventure stories and humor, especially framed in American pop culture.
His book "The Fucking Unlikely Adventures of John Snowman: Supreme Negotiator of the Galaxies" (2019) is his debut novel, the first of this Young Adult series, and emerges as an exploration of creativity, fulfilling the need to give a book that brought a smile to young people, at High School age, a book that makes them laugh at the many challenges they sometimes have to face in an increasingly competitive world because of social networks.
Book classification:
Recommended for young adults over 13 years old who wants to get a laugh.