Inspiring, Virtuous, Creative

Dear S.D. Smith,

I just wanted to write to you to express my gratitude for your Green Ember stories! I have not had a chance to read all of them myself, but my daughter has loved and devoured most of them! We still are adding to our collection of the branch off series, but she rereads the main four novels over and over. Her third grade class at school this year all read them in their free time and it was the talk of the year! She just turned 9 yesterday and celebrated with a Green Ember birthday party of course. I will attach some photos so you can see! Also, I handmade/sewed Heather & Picket bunny dolls for her gift this year. They are so special and she wanted me to be sure to send them to you! She also got Heather’s necklace and a satchel like Heather:) Thank you again for writing inspiring, virtuous, creative stories that capture the imagination and build character along the way.

A grateful mom,
Mary

North Carolina

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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Kelly Keller is the managing editor of Story Warren. She has her BS in Elementary Education from Messiah University and has taught various ages, but her favorite was worldview and literature with high school students. The “gap” in her resume is actually a window of eighteen years of homeschooling, which she recommends as an effective, though demanding, way of expanding one’s home library.

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