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Dear Mary Pope Osborne,

You have written some of my favorite books.  It makes me feel like I’m in that place.  One of my favorite books by you is Standing in the Light.  It taught me to appreciate what I have.  If I were taken by Indians, I would wish I were back home.  But when she started enjoying living with them, it taught me to make the best out of a situation. 

You have inspired me to write books of my own.  Your books were the first chapter books I read, and they taught me reading can be more fun.  When I start a Magic Tree House book, I have to finish.  I can’t stop just in the middle. Thank you for showing me reading is fun.

Sincerely,

Olivia Blackwell
5th grade, Lincoln Elementary School
Great Bend, KS

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