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Next Letter for Kids: William Alexander

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  • September 8, 2016
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from William Alexander! William sends us a confession of something he did in the third grade involving a librarian he still hasn’t forgotten. Subscribe…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Esmé Weijun Wang

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  • September 7, 2016
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Esmé Weijun Wang! Esmé writes to us about her big dreams and how although chronic illness is the great…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Kristy Eldredge

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  • August 24, 2016
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Kristy Eldredge! While traveling home on an Amtrak train, Kristy writes to us about her quest to become a…
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Next Letter for Kids: Maria Gianferrari

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  • August 23, 2016
Maria Gianferrari returns for our next Letter for Kids, and she wants to know what creatures are your wild neighbors? She’ll tell you about the late night encounter that inspired her…
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Next Letter for Kids: Cylin Busby

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  • August 9, 2016
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Cylin Busby! Cylin writes to us about her childhood farm and all her barn cats—wow, did she have a lot of cats! And they were the…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Anna North

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  • August 8, 2016
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Anna North! Anna has been inspired to think in lists, and as the end of summer nears, she shares her…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jen Maschari

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  • July 22, 2016
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jen Maschari! Jen writes (and draws) about woods! And forts! And creeks, and critters, and popsicles! Subscribe by July 27 to find out all about her…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Wendy C. Ortiz

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  • July 21, 2016
Wendy C. Ortiz wants to have a conversation with people and books. And she wants books to have conversations with books and people. Subscribe to Letters in the Mail before July 27…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Ben Fama

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  • July 7, 2016
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Ben Fama! Ben writes about the release of his 2015 poetry collection, Fantasy, a hot summer spent with…
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Next Letter for Kids: Melanie Conklin

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  • July 6, 2016
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Melanie Conklin! Melanie writes about how she had a hard time as a kid figuring out how to make friends and wants to ask…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Leigh Stein

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  • June 22, 2016
We’re getting ready to send out our 7/1 Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Leigh Stein! Leigh writes to us about digital dualism—are her friendships formed via an online community second…
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Next Letter for Kids: Lisa Tyre

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  • June 20, 2016
We’re sending our 7/1 Letter for Kids from Lisa Tyre! Lisa writes to us about the interesting stories behind how towns are named. Do you know how your town was named? Lisa…
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