READER’S FORUM

November 9, 2025 at 09:36 pm Reply

Karen Petrovich

Dear Mr Korman,

My 9yr old grandson has been reading books since he was 3.5 years old and has said, I want to be an author. His birthday is December 7th (turning 10) and I thought maybe a great gift would be something from his favorite author. Not sure what support or ways you can do it because I understand how many letters and contacts you have daily.

He's a special boy and exceptional reader of real books, not iPads or any electronic device. His favorite book of yours is The Fort. It would be amazing and a great surprise if you could somehow support his dream. As you can tell with me, I am not a writer but truly hope there is a way that this can touch your heart and there is a way to reach out.

I would be happy to buy a signed book or if you have other options for something like this, I’d like to hear about it.

Any support/advice you can give would be greatly appreciated from a grandma who would love to encourage a grandsons dream and hopes.

sincerely,

Karen Petrovich
November 10, 2025 at 03:04 am Reply

Gordon

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Hi, Karen,

Thanks for posting. Your grandson seems to be one special young man!

How about this? Send my office your mailing address and his full name, and I'll mail you a signed bookplate that he can paste into his favorite book plus a gift booklet of several first chapters. Will that be a surprise for him?

My office address: [email protected]

I hope we can work together to surprise this very gifted reader of my books! I'll watch for your email.

Best regards, -----Gordon Korman-----

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Hi, Karen,

Thanks for posting. Your grandson seems to be one special young man!

How about this? Send my office your mailing address and his full name, and I'll mail you a signed bookplate that he can paste into his favorite book plus a gift booklet of several first chapters. Will that be a surprise for him?

My office address: [email protected]

I hope we can work together to surprise this very gifted reader of my books! I'll watch for your email.

Best regards, -----Gordon Korman-----