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Sometimes a letter from a reader makes me pick up an old book, leaf through the pages. Often there’s a surprise. This one reminded of a song we used to sing long ago on the Adelphi Road of my childhood.
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Hello my name is Ali and ı am 10 years old, I read your book the mummy mystery and I want to give my opinion:
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The book was great because they have to find the mummy mystery and they never heard any mummies in their neighborhood. My favorite character was joey because he was so brave and smart but he was a child and a detective he could find and clue for the missing things. Thats why I loved your book.
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I replied . . .
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Ali,
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Thank you for your kind note. It is a gift to me — to hear what a reader like you thinks about one of my books.
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I’m glad that you enjoyed Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Mummy Mystery.
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As a little boy, my brothers used to sing that song to me:
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“Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
Guess I’ll go eat worms.
First you peel the skin off,
then you chew the guts up,
Ooey-gooey woooorms!”
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I always remembered that (gross) song. Years later, when it was time to write this book, I decided to put that song into it. That’s how writing often works for me. The small memories, the little events, the details of our lives help us compose the stories that make sense of our past.
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Keep reading!
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James Preller
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And Ali wrote back with a correction . . .
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I am so excited to receive a response back from you, I never thought I would get a reply from the author of the book I read! I am thrilled! –
I am really glad that you liked my opinion. I had some mistakes in the email I sent. My favorite character was Jigsaw but i accidentally wrote Joey.
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Kind regards,
Ali
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