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Hi, Ahuva,

Thanks for posting and for letting me know that I have a family of superfans in Oak Park! I’m delighted to hear it! Your younger sister should be just about ready to start Bruno & Boots, right?

Your question: I wish I could say I was a great reader. The fact is, at age 11 I read only as much as I had to for school. My Mom, who worried about me growing up as semi-illiterate, sat me down and began to read Kurt Vonnegut’s THE SIRENS OF TITAN to me. I was so into it that, when she was too busy to read on, I grabbed the book and finished it myself. I’ve been a reader ever since, and by 12, I started writing my own books. 

It’s that book and THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY that I consider my favorite books back then. Try them. They’re awesome! And I hope you’ll still find some good stuff on my very long list!

Thanks again for your very kind letter, Ahuva.                                    —–Gordon Korman—–