Why am I passionate about this?
I remember the night it happened. I was lying next to my son in bed, reading to him. It was already well past his bedtime, but when we came to the end of the chapter, he begged me: āJust one more chapter, Dad! Pleeeease!ā That was the moment I knew I wanted to write novels for kids. And ever since then, Iāve been passionate about helping young people learn to love reading by introducing them to books theyāll truly loveāeven if theyāre what some might call, āreluctant readers.ā Thatās whatās behind the books I recommend and will always be behind the books I write.
Rob's book list on middle-grade readers will love
Why did Rob love this book?
Combining rich, imaginative Bengali folklore, pulse-elevating action, laugh-out-loud humor, and an amazing narrative voice, this book had me hooked, literally, from the first line. (āThe day my parents got swallowed by a rakkhosh and whisked away to another galactic dimension was a pretty craptastic day.ā) The twists and turns in this lovely novel were utterly unpredictable and kept me guessing page after page.
1 author picked The Serpent's Secret as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 8, 9, 10, and 11.
From New York Times bestselling author comes a world packed with action and adventure, perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Soman Chainani.
MEET KIRANMALA:INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMON SLAYER(Only she doesn't know it yet.)On the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living in Parsippany, New Jersey...until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen, determined to eat her alive. Turns out there might be some truth to her parents' fantastical stories -- like how Kiranmala is a real Indian princess and how she comes from a secret place not of thisā¦