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Dear Mrs. Cunningham,

My name is Julie Craig, and I teach a 3/4 split in South Bend, IN. Your friend (and mine), Carol Proffitt, shared your book with me. I read it to my class a couple weeks ago, and they loved it. Two of the boys laughed out loud daily as I read it to them. One of the girls begged me to read "just one more" chapter each time. Carol gave me your address, so we could respond to your book. It has become quite the topic of conversation in here. One of my girls wondered if it was going to be available at our Scholastic Book Fair. Much to her disappointment, it was not. Where can it be purchased, by the way?

I have edited the following for spelling (hopefully) but not for content.

"I liked the chapter sixteen. I thought it was scary and funny." –Jordan

"Cynthia's Attic is my favorite chapter book. I really liked the book. It was very exciting. My favorite chapter is chapter 16." –Blake

"I thought the book was funny and interesting, it starts to get interesting at the end." –Jasimine

"My favorite part of the story (was) when the girls meet the dead boy in the story." –Wisdom

"What I liked (was) the part when they find the locket." –Austin

"I liked when they met Andre. Why did Andre turn bad?" –Nick

"The book was very interesting and mysterious. My favorite part was when Gus picked up the apple and was going to throw it at the waitress." –Korey

"This is what I think of your story...I like this story really good. I like it when Cynthia got into the pink pretty ballerina dress. I like ballerina dresses too." –Sincerely, Your fourth grade friend, Katlyn

"I love your story. It is fun to read. Hope you make another one. I know it's going to be great." –Jessenia

"Cynthia's Attic is a great book. I love the part when Cynthia knocks Andre into the lifeboat. I also like the part when Gus picks up the apple and it looks like the apple is floating." –Ben

"Why did Andre cheat on Belle and then want a second chance? Then if he loved her why did he try to kill her? I have one more question, how were the clothes able to get them to the past? The thing that I like about the book is that they have a lot of adventures. I never have had an adventure in my life." –Paige

"I really like the book. I like when they threw the apple at his head." –Elijah

"I love your book, Cynthia's Attic. My favorite part is when Gus meets Aunt Belle." –Bryant

"I liked Gus's attitude! I also liked when Cynthia and Gus met the "dead" guy!!!-ha ha ha-My favorite part was when Cynthia knocked Andre into the lifeboat." –Brandon

"I loved Cynthia's Attic. I even thought it was the best book I have ever heard. I thought it was sad when they heard Louis had died." –from Shelby

"I really liked the story, but my favorite part is when Gus tried to pick up the apple and the lady screamed. And when Aunt Belle was telling the stories. But I'm just like Cynthia, a girly girl." –Charmain

"I liked the whole book. But my favorite parts are when Cynthia pushed Andre off the boat, my other favorite part is when Gus said it would have been funny if she hit the waitress in the head with an apple. Those two were my favorite parts in the book. My dad said he's going to buy me all the Cynthia's Attic. I hope it's the best like the first one." –from Tattyanna

"I like the part when Gus and Cynthia are ghosts. What will the next story title be?" –Dudley

"Thank you for your time! Your book was the highlight of many days for a couple weeks. We all look forward to the next one in the series." –Julie Craig