To Malia Obama
Nov 2nd, 2009 by jhahnke
With dozens of upcoming school visits competing for my time while I finish the sequel to The Grey Ghost, I’ve once again neglected my blog. I’m traveling to schools on Cape Cod tomorrow and was sorting out my agenda this afternoon when I stumbled across this blog post from Children’s Librarian, Karen Arnold, at the Falmouth Public Library on the Cape. It was posted on Aug 29, during the Obama family’s visit to Cape Cod.
Rainy Day Reading Choices for Malia and Sasha
“For Malia: The 39 Clues series by Patrick Carman. The first book in the series is The Maze of Bones. Book #5, The Black Circle, just came out this month.
Through the Eyes of a Raptor by Julie Hahnke, a local Eastern Massachusetts author. Set in the highlands of Scotland, Through the Eyes of a Raptor weaves Celtic myth and Scottish culture around questions of loyalty and betrayal, delivering a captivating tale of magic and suspense.
For Sasha : The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne is great. They just released #42, A Good Night for Ghosts. On this latest Merlin Mission, Jack and Annie visit New Orleans, Louisiana in 1915 and have a great adventure with the “King of Jazz” Louis Armstrong.
Oceanology : the true account of the voyage of the Nautilus by Ferdinand Zoticus de Lesseps. A tale of an 866 voyage of discovery that investigates diving bells and shipwrecks; coral reefs and ice canyons; sharks, giant octopi, and luminous sea monsters; underwater volcanoes, and even the legendary island of Atlantis.”
I’m sorry I never saw this post back in August, but I do want Malia to know that if she would like an autographed copy of my book, I’d be pleased to send her one. Of course she can always request it through interlibrary loan from the Falmouth Public Library (but I don’t mind making the process a little easier!)
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