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Next Letter in the Mail: Brandon Hicks

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  • December 21, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Brandon Hicks! Brandon sends us a very creative, funny, non-traditional letter. He really wants to get to…
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Next Letter for Kids: Pete Hautman

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  • December 21, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from National Book Award-winner Pete Hautman! Pete writes an awesomely illustrated and very funny letter about one of his favorite activites—hunting wild mushrooms in the…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Dan Shewan

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  • December 2, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Dan Shewan! Dan writes about courage and about how we need to remind ourselves of those everyday…
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Next Letter for Kids: Madelyn Rosenberg

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  • December 1, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Madelyn Rosenberg! Madelyn writes to us about all the things she wanted to be before becoming a writer, including a rock star! Don’t miss out on…
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Next Letter for Kids: Lou Anders

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  • November 20, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Lou Anders! Lou writes to us about his love of maps of imaginary places and how they make those places real. He’s included…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Melanie Simonich

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  • November 19, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s a very special letter from Melanie Simonich! Melanie writes to us about her father, the moon, and a…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jenny Lundquist

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  • November 5, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jenny Lundquist! Jenny writes to us about her childhood when she was painfully shy and about one particular incident when she was bullied and…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Kyle Boelte

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  • November 4, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Kyle Boelte! Kyle writes to us about how writing his book freed him to try…
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Next Letter for Kids: Shawn K. Stout

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  • October 23, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Shawn K. Stout! Shawn writes to us about how a diary can be a best friend. Then, she tells us something very exciting about…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Sarah Manguso

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  • October 21, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Sarah Manguso! Sarah writes to us about her past letter-writing experiences, and more recent ones, too.…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Gabriel Urza

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  • October 7, 2015
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Gabriel Urza! Gabriel writes us a very funny letter about the changes and emotions a pregnancy…
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Next Letter for Kids: Nancy Cavanaugh

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  • October 5, 2015
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Nancy Cavanaugh! Nancy takes us on a field trip to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia—and includes color photos of the swamp so you’ll…
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