Roxie

We are a class of 2nd graders from Ankeny, Iowa. We just finished reading Roxie and the Hooligans. We loved the ideas of them being stranded on an island. Roxie was our favorite character. We loved how she remembered all the facts from the books she read. Would you ever write a sequel to Roxie and The Hooligans? What was your favorite part about writing this book? How did you get the idea for Roxie and the Hooligans? How did you decide the names for the story? Do you have a favorite book that you wrote? We enjoyed reading this story and can’t wait to read more books by you. We hope to hear from you soon.

Your biggest fans,
Mrs. Hall’s Second Grade Class

YES!  There is a sequel–“Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard’s Roost.”   I think my favorite part of the first book was when Roxie ate a bug in front of the Hooligans.  If your class liked the Roxie book, I think they would also like “Emily’s Fortune,” and the sequel to that is “Emily and Jackson Hiding Out.”  They are all on the same reading level, with lots of excitement.  I got the idea for the first Roxie book by looking at a survival manual that was given to soldiers who were fighting overseas–they were given all sorts of methods for surviving in unusual circumstances, and I thought, “I could use these to write a children’s book!”  So I did.