Correspondence With My Nearly 11 year old Godson

Hi Jessica,

Congratulations on your new baby! :)

I’ve read all the books you recommended from your last blog post. They were all awesome! I think we have the same taste in books. Do you have any other books you would recommend for me?

Love,
David


Thanks David! I got the package of cute baby outfits and shoes along with your very nice rainbow card. Thank you!

I really like everything that Roland Smith wrote. He wrote Elephant Run, but he’s written lots of other books too: Zach’s Lie, Cryptid Hunters, Sasquatch, Peak, I.Q. Books One and Two and more. Those are just the ones I’ve read.

I also like Richard Peck. He’s hilarious. He wrote The Teacher's Funeral, Long Way to Chicago, Fair Weather, among others.

And Tim Greene. He’s a former NFL star turned book author. He wrote The Football Genius series, the Baseball Great series and more. Check out his website at www.timgreenbooks.com/kids. I heard him speak at a Childrens’ Literature conference. I also heard Katherine Lasky speak then too. She wrote the Guardians of Ga’hoole series. If you liked Redwall, you might like the Guardians of Ga’hoole.

Savvy by Ingrid Law is really good, and there is a sequel, Scumble.

Andrew Clements has lots of good books, they are shorter and faster to read than most of the ones I’ve recommended here. I recently read Extra Credit.

Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry is one of the best books I’ve read this summer. You’ll love it.

Lastly, there is The Magic Thief series by Sarah Prineas. If you liked Harry Potter, you’ll like this series.

I’ve actually put together several booklists for the library where I work. I’ll see if I can send them to you.

Let me know when you’ve tried all these.
Love,
Jessica