Characters Reveal Adventures in Funny, Outrageous Letters in New Misadventures of Yia Yia and Lucey

FAIRFIELD, N.J. - Feb. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- A collection of letters – each more outrageous than the last – entertain children away at sleepaway camp. Author Patricia Linaris shares The Misadventures of Yia Yia and Lucey in her newly released humor book for children of all ages. The illustrated fiction is published by Outskirts Press.

Omnipotent. That’s Yia Yia, as she’s able to traipse through life oblivious to the mayhem she leaves behind. Sharing the adventures is her annoying, deluded know-it-all Cock-a-Poo, Lucey.

Yia Yia and Lucey meet and interact with all sorts of interesting types during a series of adventures, from family members to street people, doctors, police, nuns, bikers and even some shady undercover government men – all subject to the madcap escapades that spring from Yia Yia’s ripe imagination. While Yia Yia’s good-natured viewpoint on life leaves those she meets scratching their heads or worse, twitching, Lucey’s viewpoint offers jaded observations of her own.

The pair’s rich adventures and humorous observations are shared via years’ worth of letters, each more outrageous than the last, sent to grandkids away at sleepaway camp. This beautifully illustrated book, while written for older children, will delight readers of all ages who revel in being in-the-moment – and living life to its fullest.

The Misadventures of Yia Yia and Lucey is available online through Outskirts Press at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore. The book is sold through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a maximum trade discount in quantities of 10 or more, and is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the fiction, family life and humor categories.

ISBN: 978-1-4787-4057-5          Format: 6 x 9 hardback w/ jacket          Retail: $30.95

ISBN: 978-1-4787-4842-7          Format: 6 x 9 paperback white          Retail: $19.95

Kindle: $4.99          Nook: $4.99          eBook: $5.00

Genre: FICTION / Family Life / Humorous

For more information about The Misadventures of Yia Yia and Lucey, visit the book page at the author’s webpage, www.OutskirtsPress.com/MisadventuresofYiaYiaandLucey.

About the Author: Patricia Linaris was educated at New York Medical College and Columbia University. She worked as a Pediatric Surgery I.C.U. nurse and moved on to do research for the United States government at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. After marrying the Greek love of her life, she became a restaurant businesswoman and chef. Their four children blessed them with three grandchildren each, making a grand total of 12. She affectionately dubbed them, the Dirty Dozen. She currently resides in Fairfield New Jersey with her obnoxious dog, Lucey.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.: Outskirts Press offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.