Raisa asked Patrick Jennings:

I just want to say thank you. I read your book when I was in 4th grade. It was the first book I read when I moved to a new school. I checked this book over and over. Probably no one else got to read the book that school year.Thank you for writing such a wonderful story. Now as a librarian, I can further appreciate your even more. Thank you! What inspired you to write the story?

Patrick Jennings Hello Raisa!

I just came across this, only one year after you posted it. It's not attached to a particular title, so I don't know which book you're referring to, but, no matter, I am so incredibly and sincerely honored that you read it over and over in your new school. Moving is hard. I did it, too, at 14, from my snug Indiana small town to a remote cluster of mobile homes in the Arizona desert. Books were a solace to me then more than ever. Coincidentally, I also became a librarian. I wrote my first three books in the public library where I worked (in AZ), after hours, on their computers. So I'm further honored to be honored by a Librarian, most revered member of society.
Let me know which book and I'll tell you the inspiration. And thank you so much for reaching out and making my day.
Patrick

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