I did a signing at the St. Louis Public Library this past weekend, and I talked with a seven-year old who said that she hated reading, until she read Because of Winn-Dixie.
���Thank you for getting her to read,��� said her mother.
I said, ���She did that for herself. I���m just lucky that I got to be a part of it.���
The girl gave me a very solemn look and said, ���Why don���t we say we did it together?���
What a beautiful, generous sentiment.
���Why don���t we say we did it together?���
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Published on October 28, 2014 05:01