All my book talk lately has been about Goodbye, Magnolia, but for those who don’t already know, Magnolia is my second book. The first was a young adult novel called The Truth About Drew. I’ve been trying to get my son, Zach, to read the book ever since it was published. He had to choose a book for quiet reading time in his English class and he chose The Hobbit instead. 😉
Recently, he finished The Hobbit and when it came time to pick another book, both he and his friend Nate decided they wanted to read my book. Yay!
Yesterday, Zach took it to school with him. He showed some friends and pointed out that he was the guy on the cover. They were like, “No way! That’s not you. Your mom didn’t write that.” He opened the book and showed them the note I wrote to him inside. I asked him if he was embarrassed that he was on the cover and that they were giving him a hard time. He told me that he was more proud than anything. That boy. My heart was bursting.
His friends then told him they wanted to read it and Zach said, “Go buy it!”
That’s good advice. 😉
