A Slideshare response to a letter I got in my author mailbag. I decided not to put a recommended reading age but as a reference to adults these books are great reading from 10 to 11 plus. I read them all and loved them. Do let me know if you can suggest any more titles that a child who read Tall Story might enjoy. Thank you! This Slideshare appeared on http://www.candygourlay.com/2013/03/i-love-tall-story-what-should-i-read.html Candy Gourlay is the author of Tall Story, about a boy who is eight foot tall. CandyGourlay.com TallStory.net

1. Dear Candy Gourlay,
I loved Tall Story.
What should I
read next?

2. W ell, it really
depen ds on
wh at you
li ked ab out
T all Sto ry …

3. If you liked the
basketball and the
underdog story you
might like The
Absolutely True
Diary of a Part
Time Indian by
Sherman Alexie
Indian teen with tough life dares to
leave reservation, gets beat up,
makes friends, plays basketball.

4. If you liked the
brother looking out
for a sibling you
might like Fifteen
Days Without a
Head by Dave
Cousins
Mum disappears, boy keeps Social
Services away by dressing up as her.
Little bro thinks he’s a dog.

5. If you liked the bit
about being
different … as in
REALLY different
you might like
Wonder by
R J Palacio
He’s funny, smart and brave – but
he’s got no face and now he’s got to
attend real school. How will he cope?

6. If you liked the
loveable hero in
search of family
you might like
Bud Not Buddy by
Christopher Paul
Curtis
Bud (not Buddy) is in search of his
dad in Depression Era America.
There’s a big surprise waiting at the
end of his journey.

7. If you liked Tall
Story’s feisty,
bad-tempered
heroine you
might also like
Boy Overboard by
Morris Gleitzman
Boy dreams of playing for Manchester
United. Problem is, his burka-wearing
sister has better football skills than he
does … which in Taliban-controlled
Afghanistan could be fatal.

8. If you were
fascinated by the
inevitable calamity
you might like
Not the End of the
World by Geraldine
McCaughrean
Noah’s Ark ... But this flood is a
tsunami and the teller of the tale is a
girl with many questions. Powerful
stuff and beautiful prose.

9. If you enjoyed the
story within a
story with a
magical twist you
might like
Holes by Louis
Sachar
Stanley Yelnats goes to a camp where
bad boys dig to become good. But his
digging turns up some big surprises.

10. If you liked the tall
hero of Tall Story
you might like
Cosmic by Frank
Cottrell-Boyce
Boy is so tall he manages to fool a
dealer into letting him test drive a car.
But is signing up for a trip to outer
space a step too far?

11. If you liked that it
was funny and
sad at the same
time, you might
like Unhooking the
Moon by
Gregory Hughes
The Rat is a football-playing, gangster-
baiting 10 year old girl (yes, another
gutsy heroine!). She’s on a road trip
with her brother Bob to find a new life.

12. That’s plenty to start
with. No time to waste!
G et reading!

13. candygourlay.com