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From: Jacqueline Woodson <jackiewoodsonfanmail>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:33:44 -0400
Thanks so much for sharing this with me and for sharing my books with your mentee. I'm always surprised about what touches people and how. I think with If You Come Softly, people who have known loss of any kind can see themselves in the grief and in the resilience of the characters. I'd be happy to send you a copy of Behind You to pass on to her. Jacqueline
On Jun 12, 2008, at 2:32 PM, Sally Miller wrote:
> I'd like to start off with a fan letter of sorts, Ms. Woodson. I
> have been mentoring a young girl for six years, and during that
> time I have introduced her to many books in one way or another. So
> far, she has "connected" with only two books, Ginny Wolff's Make
> Lemonade, and your If You Come Softly. After she'd read your book
> she told me, "I cried. I couldn't believe I cried over a book!" So,
> for the second time, I bought her her own copy of a book. She's had
> to move from the house her dad shares with one girlfriend or
> another back to her grandma's and out again several times over the
> last few years, but these books have gone with her each time, even
> when her other possessions have been lost in limbo. Keep writing,
> please, for her, and for other girls like her. Sally Derby
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Received on Fri 13 Jun 2008 03:33:44 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:33:44 -0400
Thanks so much for sharing this with me and for sharing my books with your mentee. I'm always surprised about what touches people and how. I think with If You Come Softly, people who have known loss of any kind can see themselves in the grief and in the resilience of the characters. I'd be happy to send you a copy of Behind You to pass on to her. Jacqueline
On Jun 12, 2008, at 2:32 PM, Sally Miller wrote:
> I'd like to start off with a fan letter of sorts, Ms. Woodson. I
> have been mentoring a young girl for six years, and during that
> time I have introduced her to many books in one way or another. So
> far, she has "connected" with only two books, Ginny Wolff's Make
> Lemonade, and your If You Come Softly. After she'd read your book
> she told me, "I cried. I couldn't believe I cried over a book!" So,
> for the second time, I bought her her own copy of a book. She's had
> to move from the house her dad shares with one girlfriend or
> another back to her grandma's and out again several times over the
> last few years, but these books have gone with her each time, even
> when her other possessions have been lost in limbo. Keep writing,
> please, for her, and for other girls like her. Sally Derby
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