Tag: fan mail
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Favorite Fan Mail of the Week
“I couldn’t put that book (Guitar Notes) down. I read it walking between my classes at school, while I ate my lunch, even with a flashlight at night in my driveway”
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Favorite Fan Mail of the Week
Dear Mary Amatto, Thanks to you, I got a Book and wrote my feelings in it and I keep it under my pillow! thanks! from, Ava
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Favorite Fan Mail of the Day
I loved when we turned into the characters. so now every time I get stuck in a Story I stop and pretend I’m the character. Hope you can visit again!! Sencerly, Layan
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Favorite Fan Mail of the Week
thank you Merry amato for expiring us and for makeing us belive <3 – Saior
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Favorite Fan Mail of the Week
Dear Mary Amato, I like that you inspire me to keep writing. I have been haveing hard Times at my house so I tride writing and it realy worked so thank you !! from: Sophia
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Writing Through Hard Times
When I give author presentations, kids expect me to talk about how I write funny books. I do that, but I also remind them that writing is a powerful tool to express emotions, one that they will have their entire lives. I show them my childhood journals and explain how writing helped me through some difficult…
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How do you write what becomes a “favorite scene”?
Got a letter yesterday from a boy in a residential juvenile detention facility, another word for jail. He wrote to say how much he enjoyed Invisible Lines, a book that deals with some of the tough issues that I’m sure this boy has had to face. The most touching part of the letter for me…
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The Power of Story
Sometimes I get a letter from a reader that reminds me what this crazy effort to write books is all about. Stories are powerful. By allowing us a glimpse into the truth of another life, we can better see our own. From my reader: “Nobody realizes the bad plots in their life story until they…
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Answers about The Naked Mole-Rat Letters
Mary Amato responds to letters written by fifth graders at MacFarland Intermediate School
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What readers are saying about Mary Amato’s books
These are just a few of my favorite lines from the fan mail I have received… The Word Eater “This book is my favorite of all time, because I could read this book over and over again and never get bored.” –Tabitha (Anaheim, CA) “I couldn’t put it down unless my teacher told me I…