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Linas Alsenas
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Linas Alsenas

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Born
in Bedford, Ohio, The United States
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Genre
Children's Books, Gay & Lesbian, Young Adult

Member Since
July 2008


Linas Alsenas has spent - OK, spends - way too much time singing show tunes to himself in the mirror. He has written several books for children and young adults, including Gay America, Peanut and Mrs Claus Takes a Vacation. His latest book is Beyond Clueless, a novel about teens living in s a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, that is very much like Linas's hometown. Linas now lives in London with his husband and works as an editor at a children's book publisher. ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 1,506 ratings · 331 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors
Beyond Clueless
3.52 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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Peanut
4.08 avg rating — 252 ratings — 5 editions
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
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Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation
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Gay America: Struggle for E...
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Hello My Name Is Bob
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The Princess of 8th Street
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Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation
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Linas’s Quotes

“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
― Sid Ziff
tags: bad-reviews, book, humorist, misattributed-dorothy-parker, wit
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Linas’s Friend Comments

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message 1: by Ilyn
Oct 15, 2008 01:39AM

Ilyn Ross Hello Linas,

How are you? Thank you for accepting my friend-request. Good fortune on your books.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: “Happy & Brainy Group” and “To the Glory of Man”.

Have fun. Best regards.



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