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Dear Sharon Creech,

Your book, Ruby Holler, made me change the way I look at orphans, woods, and sunlight. I used to never think about orphans, but now I want to adopt one. I hope I never come across someone like Mr. Trepid though. I loved the woods and the way you described all the bushes, trees and hills made me love it even more. When I’m camping out or even just outside one whiff of the air and one look around makes me think of Dallas  and Florida. You described the darkness in the cellar and in the woods the night they tried to escape so well that I not only love the sunshine, but I am also thankful for it. I have read this book twice now and have had other people read it. They say it touched their hearts, but I’m sure it touched mine more.

Fondly,

Gracie Goheen
5th grade, Prairie Star Elementary School
Leawood, KS

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