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Dear Mr. Reedy, What inspired you to write so many different parts about Mike's life in "If You're Reading This?" Did you relate to him, or was he just completely made up? Sincerely, a huge fan Simone Rajput

Trent Reedy Thanks for reading IF YOU'RE READING THIS, Simone, and thanks for your question. IF YOU'RE READING THIS is inspired by a lot of different parts of my life. Mike's father, Sergeant Mark Wilson, wrote letters from a tour in the war in Afghanistan that was a lot like the tour I served in Afghanistan, with many of the dates and missions taken right out of my notebooks from the war. Some of the parental advice Mike's father passes along is advice I would have given, or words of wisdom my father gave me. Mike's experiences in football mirror my own, except that he was actually good at football. And Mike's letter to his late father at the end of the book was mostly a letter from me to my late father. IF YOU'RE READING THIS was a difficult book to write, in no small part because a lot of it came from my life. Thanks again, for reading and for your great question. I wish you the best.

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Hello, Mr.Reedy would you ever make a movie for your divided we fall series? If you did I would be the first person at the first showing. I was wondering what was your inspiration for DIVIDED WE FALL? I love the book so much. Everyone always asks me what is your favorite book or book series. I always say DIVIDED WE FALL By Trent Reedy. I got 3 of my friends to like you. Please make more books.

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Hello Mr. Reedy, my name is Drake Heintz and I am doing a final project on a book so I decided to do your last book "The Last Full Measure" because that one was my favorite. All I am asking for is what year does the 3rd book take place in so I can include that in my final project?

Drake Heintz asked Trent Reedy:

How many tours did you serve in the Army and where you part of the Iowa National Guard while you were in Afghanistan or where you part of the regular army?

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Dear Mr. Reedy, What inspired you to write so many different parts about Mike's life in "If You're Reading This?" Did you relate to him, or was he just completely made up? Sincerely, a huge fan Simone Rajput

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Hello Mr. Reedy, my name is Drake Heintz and I am doing a final project on a book so I decided to do your last book "The Last Full Measure" because that one was my favorite. All I am asking for is what year does the 3rd book take place in so I can include that in my final project?

How many tours did you serve in the Army and where you part of the Iowa National Guard while you were in Afghanistan or where you part of the regular army?

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