Dear Mr. Strand,

/>When I read the title of your book “How to Rescue a Dead Princess,” I knew you were a different kind of author. And that I had to read this book. I did and loved it and then went out and bought lots of your other books. You can thank me later but right now I want to talk about this book.

Elrod is great. His friend Scoopy is great. I bet Elrod will grow up to be the kind of guy women call “cute.” Women are more likely to marry cute guys than the class stud so Elrod just needs to be patient and get over his crush on Julie - oh and maybe stop writing bad poetry for a few years. I just hope he doesn’t name any of his children “Sludge” which I think is great for a stuffed bear to be carried around during his health class “learn to be a parent” week but maybe not such a great name for a real daughter.

And I’ll also bet that he’s going to be one of the most remembered students from Greenwater Junior High what with the gum he, Julie and Scoopy invented, the squirrel rampage, the way the school talent program ended and his interview with his pre-Algebra teacher. His teachers might not survive him but his fellow students will fondly recall him and wonder if he’s gotten out of jail yet.

The whole time I was reading this, I kept thinking, “It’s like a sitcom script.” I also kept thinking how funny it is even if it’s not real life. Or at least I hope there isn’t a real Elrod McBugle out there. B

~Jayne

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