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Hi Bruce, I loved reading your Rod Albright series as a young girl. You were my favorite author as a kid and I read and re-read your books. A little bit awkward myself, I think I connected a lot with Rod. I loved escaping into a world where I could be brave and stand up to the bullies. I think that feeling resonates with my reason for becoming a child therapist. The humor in your books made being courageous something that was fun too. I just wanted to thank you for being an inspiration and I hope to recommend your books to the children I work with - to inspire a spirit of adventure and bravery. I would love some of your personal suggestions of books that would really work well for this. Lastly, I was thrilled to see that Aliens Ate My Homework was made into a movie! How great for you and it was really nastalgic for me. I watched it today with my husband and six year old daughter and told her that I read the book when I was about 10 years old. She responded that she wants to read it when she’s 10. That made me smile. I love your work and thanks for the gift of storytelling that I can continue to share with my children.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Erica -
Before anything else, my apologies for the long delay in responding! Unlike most of the things I'm behind on (which some days feels like everything!) I have a genuine e/x/c/u/s/e/ reason this time, namely that while the website is supposed to alert me when anyone posts to the guestbook, for some reason it ceased doing that. (Next stop after catching up on the backlog is a call to my webmaster!)
That out of the way, many thanks for this lovely, lovely message! I have a special fondness for the Rod Allbright books because Rod is the only character I ever based completely on . . . myself! (The story about the cookies and why Rod cannot tell a lie is ripped from the headlines of my own life!)
As to books that instill a sense of adventure and bravery, take a look at Lloyd Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" - great, high-spirited adventures that also drive the main character to make difficult moral choices. They are some of my favorite books ever.
I just took a look at your website. You have some really wonderful stuff on your blog!
All good wishes,
BC
Before anything else, my apologies for the long delay in responding! Unlike most of the things I'm behind on (which some days feels like everything!) I have a genuine e/x/c/u/s/e/ reason this time, namely that while the website is supposed to alert me when anyone posts to the guestbook, for some reason it ceased doing that. (Next stop after catching up on the backlog is a call to my webmaster!)
That out of the way, many thanks for this lovely, lovely message! I have a special fondness for the Rod Allbright books because Rod is the only character I ever based completely on . . . myself! (The story about the cookies and why Rod cannot tell a lie is ripped from the headlines of my own life!)
As to books that instill a sense of adventure and bravery, take a look at Lloyd Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" - great, high-spirited adventures that also drive the main character to make difficult moral choices. They are some of my favorite books ever.
I just took a look at your website. You have some really wonderful stuff on your blog!
All good wishes,
BC