I am Jordi Blake and I am eleven years old. All the stories and poems and reviews on this site are my own work. I dictate the stories and my mum types them up, but I type the reviews myself. My mum is Natalie Grice, a journalist, who has had four books published. My dad is Jon Blake, a well-known children’s writer, who has had over 60 books published.
I won a wolf and a monkey in a raffle at a school barbecue when I was very little. I called them Doggy and Monkey and started making up stories about them (all my Doggy stories are in the “Old Stories” section of the website, if anyone is interested). I won a national poetry competition at the age of six (it is also on this website, in the “Poems” section). After that I began writing lots more poems and stories, and before too long I was helping my dad with his stories (my dad uses my best ideas).
I am currently writing my first novel, Champions United, all about the world’s worst football team, which I expect to exceed 20,000 words.
I am a voracious reader, able to read at high speed and take everything in. I can recall passages from books I read years ago, word for word. That’s why I’ve decided to start reviewing books!
One more interesting fact about me is that I have cerebral palsy, which affects my legs. But I don’t let it bother me – it certainly doesn’t affect my writing!
Goodbye!
Jordi Blake.
Hi Jordi I like your poems and my mum did too make sure to
make more in the future.
Love Sam
p.s maybe you could make it rhyme a bit more.
HI Jordi! I love your website and the work you are doing! I’m a writer also and a teacher. Many of my students have CP but they are very medically fragile and not doing the amazing things you are doing! However, I began a book series a few years ago with a main character who has CP because I wanted them to have fun, enjoyable books that had characters who were more like them. It’s called: Private Eye, Romeo Riley The Series. May I send you a copy to see if you would like to review it? Please let me know, and God Bless you for all the cool things you are doing with your life!
Hi April. Thanks for taking the time to write a comment – it means a lot. I would be very happy to review the book. Email jonblakeauthor@gmail.com for the address.