School boy dating advice is literary success
20 January 2009
Dating advice comes in many guises but most people would be reluctant to listen to love lessons from a nine-year-old American schoolboy.
However, the Guardian has reported on "publishing sensation" How to Talk to Girls that contains dating tips from nine-year-old Alec Greven and has become an overnight success.
Originally sold as a pamphlet at his school fair for the princely sum of $3 (£2), the book is due to hit UK bookstores on February 14th.
The Guardian reported that somehow a copy "found its way" to chat show host and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres, who then invited the author onto her show, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Boys are advised to "comb your hair, cut down on sugar" and Greven promises that "this book has all the answers" for boys who need help getting a girl.
Alec explained the secret to his dating expertise: "Let's say a boy was going to try and say 'Hi' to a girl he likes, I would stand nearby and peek and listen in.
"If a problem happened twice, I put it in my book. If something worked a few times, I put it in my book, too. I did research around the playground."
