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Next Letter for Kids: Elise Gravel

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  • June 7, 2017
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Elise Gravel! Elise writes to us about one of her favorite things about her home city of Montreal—the alleyways! They are full of…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Lidia Yuknavitch (AND SIGNED BOOK GIVEAWAY!)

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  • June 5, 2017
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Lidia Yuknavitch! Lidia writes to us about the only thing that can be done in times like these, the importance of breathing,…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Colin Dickey

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  • May 24, 2017
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Colin Dickey! Colin begins his letter by telling us about how he used to hate email, and reminds us that a letter is so much…
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Next Letter for Kids: Rachele Alpine

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  • May 22, 2017
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Rachele Alpine! Rachele writes to us about her love of baseball, books, and especially hockey! And the importance of being yourself because there’s only…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jason Fry

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  • May 9, 2017
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jason Fry! Jason writes to us about his weird hobby of making baseball cards for the Mets players that don’t have official baseball…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Dan Bransfield

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  • May 8, 2017
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from writer and artist Dan Bransfield! Dan writes a gorgeously illustrated letter about summer in San Francisco while on an “urban hike.” To make…
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Next Letter for Kids: Michael Hearst (Plus, a Giveaway!)

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  • April 25, 2017
Released today, Michael Hearst’s Curious Constructions will bring you face-to-face with fifty incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you’d need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Mensah Demary

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  • April 24, 2017
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Mensah Demary! Mensah writes about not surrendering hope, but instead clinging to it to remain sane in these anxiety-filled times. “There is no…
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Next Letter for Kids: Anna Humphrey

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  • April 12, 2017
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Anna Humphrey! Anna sends us a picture of her in disguise and wants to play the game “Two Truths and a Lie” with you so…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Kate Colby

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  • April 11, 2017
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from poet and writer Kate Colby! Kate takes comfort in writing a letter to us while while “embroiled…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Rich Ferguson

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  • March 29, 2017
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from Rich Ferguson! Rich writes to us about discovering that he enjoys fatherhood, and what he’s learned from being…
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Next Letter for Kids: Eric Luper

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  • March 27, 2017
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Eric Luper! Eric describes the time he escaped hungry crocodiles, and all the adventure that ensued. To make sure this letter reaches…
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