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Ms Bouwman, it was truly amazing for you to speak to our class about your awesome book A Crack in the Sea. Thank you for taking time to educate and for continuing to inspire us with your literary works!

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Dear Heather Bouwman,
Thank you so much for speaking to our class about your book! I really enjoyed A Crack in the Sea and so it was amazing getting to actually hear from the person who wrote it. Thank you for taking time our of your day to answer our questions. Thank you!!

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I really loved your book and getting to talk to you. I have never talked to an author of a book I have read before. So, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to tell us about a little bit about your progress and answer our questions. It was greatly appreciated

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Thank you so much for taking the time to video chat with our class! It was so interesting to get to hear your creative process when writing. Thank you for answering our questions that we had for you. The world you've created and included A Crack in the Sea in is amazing.

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Ms. Bouwman -

Thank you for taking the time to talk with our class about your writing process and for answering our questions. I really enjoyed reading A Crack in the Sea and having the opportunity to learn more about it directly from you was a wonderful experience. I would love to read your next book that will be coming out in 2019! Thanks again for your time.

- Julia

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Ms. Bouwman, thank you taking the time to talk to our class and answer the questions we had! I really enjoyed reading your book and I'm looking forward to your next book!

-Maggie

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Ms. Bouwman, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to speak to our class about your book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading A Crack in the Sea and will likely use the book in my future upper elementary classes.
I cannot wait for you new books to come out
Courtney Anderson

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Ms. Bouwman, thank you for taking the time out of your day to explain your book!! This book was one of my favorites and I can't wait to read the next one

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I thought talking to you via zoom was cool. I want to thank you for taking time out of your schedule to talk to our class. I really liked how you told us about your inspiration to writing A Crack In The Sea.
-Tiffanie Adams

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Hi Ms. Bouwman!
Thank you so much for taking time to talk to us and answer our questions. I greatly enjoyed reading your book and it was an honor to get to talk to you and hear the process of how A Crack in the Sea came to be! I can't wait for you next book to come out!

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Ms. Bouwman,
Thank you so much for taking the time to speak to our class about your thought process when writing A Crack in the Sea. It was so interesting to hear about your experiences and ideas in order to create the final product. I love how you meshed history with fantasy and made such a unique story that can be used in our future classrooms someday!

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Ms. Bouwman,
Thank for you giving our class the opportunity to talk with you and ask questions concerning "A Crack in the Sea". As well as sharing with us your experience of writing the novel. I learned a great deal through the history you incorporated in the book all the while being greatly captivated by the storyline! I look forward to sharing your novels with my future students and to the release of your next book that it coincides with. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Erin Davis

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It was super cool to get to talk to you about A Crack in the Sea. While I never got to speak to you personally, it was still cool just to be in your online presence. Books mean so much to me and I loved reading yours. I plan on sharing it with my younger sisters when they are older. Thank you again!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to video chat with us and tell us about your book "A Crack in the Sea." I just want to say how much I enjoyed reading your book and how wonderful I think it is. I think that your story is a good way to introduce tough subjects to students in a light hearted way. I plan on using it in my classroom if I have fourth or fifth graders. Once again, thank you so much.

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Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with us. I really enjoyed your book and it was really cool to hear you talk about the process. I think its crazy how there could have been a completely different book published. I am excited for your new book to come out!

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Ms. Bouwman,
Thank you for speaking to our class. I learned a lot of fun information about the books you write, they are all so amazing and inspiring. I can not wait to share these books with my future students! Thank you again for taking time to speak with our class it was a pleasure!

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I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to discuss A Crack in the Sea with our class! I enjoyed reading your book and it was so cool to see the power point of your writing process. I admire the time, research and effort you poured into the book! :)

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to talk to us. I enjoyed hearing you talk about the book and the passion you have for it. I specifically enjoyed hearing you talk about the characters and where the names and ideas for them came from.
-Savannah Piercy

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Thank you for taking your time answering out questions about your amazing work. You truly are an inspiration!
- Savanah Garrett