A letter from Maya in Monticello, Illinois:

���I want to write a letter to you so I am. I love your book Flora and Ulysses. I love it because there was adventure and sadness. I think about your book a lot and it gets me through some rough times. It is good to know that someone���s been through that too . . . My favorite part of your book is when William Spiver held Flora���s hand.���

Maya, that is my favorite part, too.
I believe that books and words and stories can make us feel less alone....