Vera the Alien Hunter: Language Learner Literaure Award Winners

Ian Bosiak (e-future), Paul Nation (Extensive Reading Foundation), and Patrick Hwang (e-future) at holding the LLL Award certificates handed out at this year’s Vocab@Tokyo.

e-future is proud to announce that its graded comic readers, Vera the Alien Hunter 2 and Vera the Alien hunter 3 have been awarded the prestigious Language Literature (LLL) Award in the Very Young Learners and Young Learners categories. The LLL Award was presented by the Extensive Reading Foundation (ERF) at the Vocab@Tokyo Conference held on 12-14 September 2016 at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan. Vera the Alien Hunter 1 was also a finalist for the Very Young Learners category for the LLL Award.

The LLL Award recognizes excellence in language learner literature and is awarded each year by a panel of judges and volunteer reviewers from the Extensive Reading Foundation.

One of the award judges said, “The continued adventures of Vera the Alien Hunter keeps the reader turning the pages to see what will happen next. The stories are fast paced and interesting, with a touch of humour and wonderful cartoon-style illustrations.”

A book reviewer commented, “I like this book because it is a combination of fun and imagination. The characters of the book are found in all the moments of the three chapters (stories). Reading this book has helped me in learning new words, not isolated words, but in context.”

e-future would like to extend its gratitude to the Extensive Reading Foundation for not only selecting our graded comic readers as winners but also for continuing to promote extensive reading and excellence in publishing language learner literature.