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    Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway

    We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win a hardcover edition of the just-released Penny & Jelly: The School Show, signed by author Maria Gianferrari! (Maria also writes our next letter.) Penny & Jelly: The School Show is a wonderful book about perseverance and…

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    Next Letter in the Mail: Lyz Lenz

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Rumpus Assistant Books Editor and blogger Lyz Lenz! Lyz writes a very funny letter to us about the various uses of fine china and her dislike of vinyl…

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    Next Letter for Kids: Maria Gianferrari

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Maria Gianferrari! A self-proclaimed bird-nerd, Maria writes to us about all the wildlife she sees around her home in Leesburg, Virginia and while traveling cross-country with her family. She sends lots of pictures of wildlife, birds…

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    Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway

    We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win an awesome hardcover edition of the picture book Odd Duck, Signed by the illustrator (and writer of our next Letter for Kids) Sara Varon! Odd Duck was written by your Letters for Kids fearless correspondence coordinator Cecil…

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    Next Letter in the Mail: Rebecca Makkai

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Rebecca Makkai! Rebecca writes a handwritten letter from her home airport O’Hare, sharing with us its secrets. She also tell us the best traits of other airports, and some funny games you…

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    Next Letter for Kids: Sara Varon

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Sara Varon! Sara writes and illustrates some of the things she sees in her new neighborhood. It’s really cool and fun letter! Her drawings are so wonderful that you feel like you’re…

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    Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway

    We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win an awesome hardcover edition of the first book in the action-packed RuneWarriors trilogy, signed by author Jim Jennewein! For a chance to win, leave a comment on this post by June 18th telling us why you do…

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    Next Letter in the Mail: Sarah Gerard

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from author Sarah Gerard! Sarah writes to us about her lifelong, childhood friendships and her only friend from that group of friends who hasn’t turned out…

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    Next Letter for Kids: Jim Jennewein

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jim Jennewein! Jim tells us how he came to love reading as a kid, in a handwritten letter that includes doodles and even a poem! Jim Jennewein lives in a bloodthirsty, barbaric land…

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    Letters for Kids Signed Book Giveaway

    We’re doing another Letters for Kids giveaway! Win a beautiful hardcover edition of Breaking the Ice, signed by the author Gail Nall. (Gail also wrote our next Letter for Kids.) For a chance to win, comment on this post by June…

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    Next Letter in the Mail: Ben Dolnick

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Ben Dolnick! Ben writes a very funny letter about the “strangeness of traveling alone” while his plane is delayed for hours at the Sea-Tac airport. Ben Dolnick is the author…

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    Next Letter for Kids: Gail Nall

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Gail Nall! Gail writes about her childhood pen pals and about one of her most embarrassing moments. She says she’s not good at drawing, but has drawn really cool doodles all over the letter! Gail Nall…