Thank you Wendy Mass

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On June 5th, Park Middle School students had the wonderful opportunity to meet Wendy Mass. In the weeks before Ms. Mass’ visit, students read some of her novels; Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, A Mango Shaped Space, 11 Birthdays, Heaven Looks A lot Like the Mall, and Leap Day. In our literature study groups we discussed our feelings about the story, we made personal connections, we identified important story elements, and we noticed Wendy’s style and craft in writing. I think every student enjoyed the novel he/she read. Conversation was buzzing in our classroom…what excitement.

During her visit Ms. Mass spoke about her career in writing and in becoming an acclaimed author. She shared her interesting scroll of rejection letters, and shared her many successes. In addition, she took us through some interesting writing activities. What a difference in our writing from a few, simple new ideas! Thanks Wendy! I think she inspired the writer in all of us! Our thanks to Wendy for a wonderful day!

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1. wendy mass | June 18, 2009 at 4:24

Hi guys!! I loved reading your blogs!! Your letters were really sweet and meant a lot to me. I really enjoyed my visit there– your enthusiasm and those projects you did were really special. If my editor was going over this, she’d point out i’ve written “really” three (now four!) times so far. Oh well!
I hope you all have a great summer and have lots of fun things to read. )
Big hugs,
Wendy
2. Taylor Brown | June 16, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,

My name is Taylor Brown and I am a Park Middle School student. I read your book Heaven Looks A lot Like A Mall and I thought it was the best book I read. I thought it was a
great book because of all the figurative language you used. Also, the parts when Tessa has to
relive the mistakes she made in the past. The one mistake Tessa made that stood out to me the
most in the book, Heaven Looks A lot Like A Mall is when she goes in the pond with her
neighbor Naomi and they get all muddy and wet. Another one is, when Tessa finds out the
answer to the BIG question, Who am I? This is why I LOVED your book Heaven Looks A lot
Like A Mall so much.
Thank You for coming I learned new techniques for writing and interesting things about
you. Something you have taught me to be a better writer is the setting brainstorm idea and the
character brainstorm. The setting brainstorm I will use in the future and the character brainstorm
will always help me out. Something I learned about you is that you keep journals like us I think
of an author like seeds. First, you start out with small words and stories. Then, you grow a little
more and your writing becomes better. Then, you’re a flower and you wrote books and they are
being published. Something I will never forget about your visit are your techniques for writing
and the interesting things you do. Your techniques are the setting brainstorm and the character
brainstorm. The interesting things you do, like when you get writer’s block, was different then
what I do when I have writer’s block. When I get writer’s block I clear my mind. Lastly, I
thought it was cute when you explained how you talk to your cat.

Thank you,
Taylor Brown
3. Isabel Quinones | June 16, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Thank you for visiting our school and sharing your knowledge about life, and writing. One thing that I learned from your visit is that you have been all over the world. To places like the tunnels in Jerusalem. I thought that that was very interesting. I have always wanted to travel the world; it must have been amazing to experience the tunnels. Another interesting thing I learned about you is that you had very unusual jobs to pay for the various trips. It must have been stomach churning to work at a pit where they ground up expired dairy product containers. I know I would have been disgusted if some of those cartons were spewed onto me. Yuck!
Your visit also taught me ways to improve my writing. For example, that I could improve my description with my setting by imagining myself there and then turning my head around looking at the scene. Then I would write down what I saw and would try to incorporate those details into my writing. Also, I learned there are different ways to brainstorm your story. Such as, you could start with your plot and find characters to fit into the plot or to create characters and build your story around them.
The visit was even more special because I have read one of your books. The title of the novel I read is Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. One thing that I really enjoyed about the book was that his dad had set the whole thing up; with Mr. Oswald, Lizzy, and the keys to the box. It was very clever and surprising. I was not expecting that. I also liked how Lizzy and Jeremy were so determined to finding the keys that they broke into Harold’s old office. They were willing to do anything to find those keys and find them before his thirteenth birthday.
There was one specific thing that really stood out about your visit. It was the long scroll of rejection letters and how you lost the one acceptance letter. I thought that that was funny and ironic. You not only taught me lessons about you and writing, but also about life. That scroll taught me that no matter how many times you’re rejected you have got to keep trying. You taught me to be persistent and that I shouldn‘t give up when things get hard. You also taught me that jobs that have to do with expired dairy container disposal are not for the queasy. These are the many reasons that I am glad that you were able to take time out of your busy schedule, to visit Park Middle School. Thank you once again, Wendy Mass, for visiting our school and teaching me all of these lessons.

Sincerely, Isabel
4. Ryan McSherry | June 15, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass

I am a student at Park Middle School. I am one of the students who read A Mango-Shaped Space. I think it was very well writen. It also brought a “disability” to my view. I liked how you ended the book, leaving us hanging but not questioning too much. You are a great writer. I never knew that anybody could stand doing so many questions on each one of your so many characters. It did help me for the quick writing we did though. It also made me realize how important devoloping a character is. Something I will always remember is visualizing the scene. This has made me realize how important the setting is to a story.We have already used the visualizing in writing folktales. Something that will help my writing is putting watever you are thing down onto paper. This will open up my writing and help it have more details. This will allow me to keep more ideas. Your tips will really help my writing. Thanks for coming.
From, Ryan McSherry
5. Rachel B. | June 15, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,

My name is Rachel Butler and I am a 6th grader in Park Middle School. Thank you for taking time out of your spare time to come and visit our school. It was such an honor to have you here. Not many people, let alone 6th graders, can say that they have met a famous author. I, like I mentioned before, am honored to have a famous author come to our school. I really enjoyed your book, “A Mango-Shaped Space.” I especially loed the theme of the book I think synesthesia is a very interesting way to process things. I have never heard about it before this book, and I think it is a very interesting topic to write a book about. Thanks again for coming to our school.

Sincerely,
Rachel Butler
6. Brian H. | June 15, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy,
I am a student at Park Middle School and I appreciate your visit. You have enlighted my eyes. When I saw those 50 rejection letters I was stunned. Personally I would’ve stopped at 5. One thing I’ve improved on since your visit has been details. When I turn my head and close my eyes I see a whole other world I would’nt have written about.
I read the novel Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. This is a book I loved and would recommend to others because of the style you used to write it. The whole book led up to the climax and the finding of the keys. This book is up their with Anthony Horowitz and J.K. Rowling. I’ll always remember this visit and the one thing I will keep in my head is rejection or not, keep at your dream and you can accomplish anything.

Sincerely,
Brian Howard
7. Bernard | June 14, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Ms. Mass,
Thank you for taking some of your time to come to our school. An interesting thing I learned about you was that you started all your writing in your journal. Before I didn’t keep a journal for my ideas, but with the advice you gave, I will. I read your third novel, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. What I liked best about it was that Jeremy and Lizzy went all over the place, risking it all to find the keys. Before I read it, I predicted that they would find an envelope in the box, and I was right. I never knew the meaning was about the journey, I’ll think of that from now on. I’ll never forget that long list of rejection letters from publishers, but you kept trying. So thank you again for coming to Park Middle School.
Sincerely,
Bernard H
8. Sasha Lofton | June 14, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
It was so cool having you come to our school and sharing with us how you became a famous author. It was interesting how you told us that you talk to your pet cat or step away from your work when you are stuck. That exercise when we closed our eyes and thought about the settings of our story. That exercise could really improve my writing. I have read Heaven looks a lot like the mall. I really liked the parts in the book when Tessa had romance inn her life. Like when Tessa was at the carnival and was about to kiss a boy on the ferriswheel. When I get stuck on something I will step away for a minute or spend some time with my pet. So I loved your visit. If I could ever meet you again I am from Park Middle School.
Sincerly,

Sasha L.
9. Erica W. | June 14, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Miss Wendy Mass,
I enjoyed your visit to Park Middle School. I`m impressed by your idea of keeping a journal. I would try to keep one if my sister lets me have privacy.
I will from now on try to close my eyes and picture the setting.
I really enjoyed your book “Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life.” Some parts of the book I liked your good sense of humor.
I hope you come back to Park for years to come.
Book hunter,
Erica
10. Alex Duke | June 14, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Thank you so much for visiting Park Middle School. I learned a lot, and thought it was a great experience. One very interesting thing I learned from you, was that you were persistent. Even though you got around 50 rejection letters from the publishers, you didn’t stop trying. And all that trying eventually paid off! I also learned that if you close your eyes, and focus on your senses, it’s pretty easy to imagine a whole scenario for a story. I found that was a great technique I can now use.
I’ve read two of your books. Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, as well as Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. I loved how I could connect to Tessa. She had some really funny, embarrassing stories. And she mentioned many of the stores that I love shopping in. I found it was a great twist, when Jeremy opened the box and found rocks. I really wouldn’t have predicted that. And i thought that it gave a wonderful meaning of life as well.
I will always remember the character chart you made up. After being at your workshop, all I could think about was going home and making up my own. And I did! It was very similar to yours. I will always use this set-up for working on my characters in my future.
Again, thank you for taking your time to come in to share all your thoughts. I really enjoyed your visit!

Sincerely,
Alex Duke
11. Ethan Y. | June 13, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
I was interested to learn what gave you the ideas for your novels. For example, you got the idea for A Mango-Shaped Space from a book about synesthesia. I was surprised by how many rejection letters you got for your first book. You had 50 rejection letters before your book finally got published. I learned a lot that will improve my writing. One of them was the character form. The name of the character, their physical traits, personality traits… Another was when you close your eyes and turn your head, while thinking of your setting. I read three of your novels – Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, A Mango-Shaped Space, and Every Soul a Star. I enjoyed all three of them. I thought it was interesting how you wrote Every Soul a Star – changing the point of view from Ally to Bree to Jack. I was also surprised by, but enjoyed the meaning of life inside the box that Jeremy received. I will remember what you told us about closing your eyes and turning your head. Thank you for visiting our school!
Sincerely,
Ethan Y.
Park Middle School
12. Emily F | June 13, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
My name is Emily Fidlow and I am a 6th grader in Park Middle School. I will always remember your visit at my school. One thing I learned about you during your visit is that your stories are from your head and I am glad you can share it with young readers. The exercise about how to start a story has definatly helped with my writing. I loved closing my eyes picturing a place and moving my head around to see what was around me. Also, during your visit, something I learned from you is to never give up. You showed us that long, laminated piece of paper with the 50 rejection letters taught me something. It taught me to never give up because you never did and you got your books published. The book I read was Heaven Looks A Lot Like The Mall. What I enjoyed about the book is that it was written in long, skinny stanzas. I enjoyed that book because it was the first book I read in that format. I enjoyed the book so much that I am reading Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life right now, and am looking forward to reading your new book, Finally. Thank you for coming to my school.
From,
Emily Fidlow
13. Steven Skubish | June 12, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Mrs. Mass,
I am a sixth grader at Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and really enjoyed your visit to our school on June 5. Before your visit our Reading Class assignment was to read one of your books and I picked Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. It’s hard to say what I liked most about your book because I liked everything. If I had to pick one thing, I would choose the plot. The story was interesting and I wanted to keep reading to find out what was in the box.
Your visit gave all the students a great way to picture a setting by closing your eyes, turning your head from side to side and picturing the setting in your mind. I will always remember your more than fifty rejection letters and how you said to set your goals and follow your dreams. You must have been very persistent to keep sending your books to publishers and that showed all the Park students to never give up.
My Mom heard you speak two years ago and she told me what a good speaker you were. I think she was right and I’m glad you were able to come to our school.

Sincerely,
Steven Skubish
14. Quincy S | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Than you for coming to our school. Some of the interesting things I learned about you was that you were that when you get into a writers block you would turn your head right to left to picture your environment. That is one strategy I use in my writing.
15. Hannah G. | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Ms. Mass,

I found your presentation utterly delightful. I learned so much about you, your experiences, and your writing. I found it so incredible that you did so much like journey all around the world just for your writing. I think that this really inspired me, since you never let anything bring you down. During the workshop, I found that it really helped me, when writing, to do the exercise where you close your eyes and look around.
I read the book Leap Day, and absolutely fell in love. It was by far the best book that I’ve ever read- and I can assure you that I’ve read MANY books in my life. I really enjoyed reading about an average teenager who lives a pretty great life. I thought that it was unbelievably cool that you had the story “leap” into the minds of others.
I will always remember how great of a speaker you were. As you spoke to us, there was not a second in time that I was bored. At all. I loved learning of your experiences and what led you to be a writer. One day, I would love to write. I don’t know what, specifically, but I just want to write. That’s all I know.

Thanks SO much for visiting!

Sincerely,
Hannah, a student from Park Middle School
16. Tori Baliatico | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Something interesting i learned about you was you got so many rejection letters. I never knew that was possible. Something that really helped me and will help me further in life was closing my eyes and looking around the room. I really love that strategy. Thank you. The book i read was HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MALL. It was a very good book. Something interesting about this book is that you made someones heaven the mall. i will always remember your life storie and how you came to be an author. I am a student at Park Middle School and i will always remember your life story. Maybe next time i will start writing in notebooks. The notebooks will help me in life. If you come back next year i will be so excited. I think i have a candy name. Bunkle. It can be peanut butter and crunch inside a chocolate bar and caramel. Thank you again
Love,
Tori Baliatico
17. John Q | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Thank you for coming to Park to talk to us about writing. I read Jeremy Fink and the meaning of Life, and I really loved it. The ending was fantastic and I really didn’t expect the whole opening of the box to be a setup. It really caught me by surprise. What also caught me by surprise was the long list of rejection letters you showed us. You really inspired me and made me think of all the times I felt like giving up on writing something. You certainly never stopped trying and I won’t stop trying either. Not just your presentation, but the writing workshop helped me a lot too. What helped me the most was when we closed our eyes and imagined every detail of the setting for the paragraphs we were writing. It really does work and I think I will use that when taking tests or brainstorming compositions in school. Though all of your presentation was great what I really liked was the meaning of life you stated in Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. When you were talking about choosing the best meaning of life I wondered what some of the other meanings of life could be when I realized it doesn’t matter. As Mr. Rudolf said,” Everyone has their own perception of life because life is different for everybody.” Also, What was fun about your writing workshop was that you gave us a plot and let us run with what we had. Some other author workshop’s have basically made us copy their style of writing and made us write a paragraph using that style. Your workshop was more free and for me a lot more fun. So, thank you for every thing
Sincerely,
John Q.
18. Emily L. | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,

Thank you so much for visiting our school. Our librarian had told me that you came last year and then my language arts teacher told our class that you were coming to give us a writing workshop. I was really excited to meet you.
I read Every Soul A Star and I LOVED it. I was so into the book, that I was always thinking and talking about it. My favorite character was Bree. I feel like she was very different. My favorite part was when you exquisitely discribed Bree in comparison to the rest of her family and how you compared them to ice cream. When I read that part I must have been eating ice cream or I might not have been able to stand it, I would have been too hungry.
Then I read Heaven Looks A Lot Like The Mall. Nail Boy was the most, er, entertaining character. He hadn’t made the smartest choice to stick a drill bit through his skull beacause he read it online. At the end of the book, I was so happy that Tessa learned to be a better person.
When you visited our school, I learned how to make my story better by imagining the scene in my head. I think I forgot that I can change my story how ever I want it to be. Thank you!

Sincerly,
Emily London
19. Kimberly B. | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,

Thank you for coming to our school it was a great experience meeting you .What I thought was interesting was you have a cat named Merlin. Who you talk to and get idea but he doesn’t seem to help at all. I liked your strategy of closing your eyes ,and looking left to picture the room or where you are I will always use this strategies
in my writing pieces. I loved the book Heaven looks a lot Like the Mall. I liked this book because it had a lot of hilarious events through out the story. I noticed that on chapter Lost and Found you listed items. Then after that chapter you started making stories for each item. I thought that was really interesting. Reading this book has courage me to read some of your other books. I will always remember you when ever I put on my pajamas. It would be cool to wake up, and go to work in my pjs.I hope you can come back and visit us.

Park Middle Student,
Kimberly Barros<3
20. Andrew Ciccarino | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Andrew Ciccarino

Dear Wendy Mass,
I am a student at Park Middle School, I would just like to thank you for taking the time to come and visit our sixth grade class. I know you have a very tough and cramped schedule and I admire you for taking the time to come and teach us a thing or two. I learned a lot about you in the 40 minutes we spent with you but the thing I remember most vividly is how you are able to go to work in your pajamas. You made me very jealous because I would love to be able to go to school in my PJ’s because you are right they are very comfortable.  Also I thank you for sharing a few strategies and tips with us to make our writing that much better. The one thing I will probably use in my writing is when I am creating my setting to close my eyes, turn my head back and forth and write down what I see. I would have never thought of this but as soon as I tried it I knew that it would help me one day. I have had trouble at times knowing exactly is in my setting but this strategy helps me a lot. I read Jeremy Fink an the Meaning of Life; this book was one of the most unique but most interesting books I have ever read. It seemed as soon as we knew whatever was in the box was important I needed to know what was in the box. If I did not want to know what was in the box that much I wouldn’t have kept reading, so that book was very interesting and had a fantastic hook to the reader. Something I will always remember about your visit would probably be the fact that you get to pick your schedule. You are very lucky because you really don’t have to go to work, you have a schedule but if you aren’t feeling it one day you don’t have to do anything. That’s a big advantage and you are very lucky. So thank you so much!!
Andrew Ciccarino
21. Kaitlyn Killeen | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Thanks you so much for visiting!I really enjoy your books, and I hope to be as superb a writer as you. The stories I write are short and not very excellent. I’m not sure I’ll ever write over 6 full pages. It’s really amazing to meet an author who traveled the world to search for topics for a story. The traveling seems as enjoyable as the writing itself. You taught me a lot during your presentation. The character creating sheet will come in handy (if I ever get it back), and imagining the setting techniqued also helped me. Like you suggested, making phrases into stories, I often put notes in my mind about different objects I see and sentences I hear. For example, in a summer camp a long time ago, the director told us to stay away from the props. Someone replied, “Little people, big props.” I remember that moment since it may bring inspiration for a book. This proves exploring and trying different activities can help with writing. Instead of remembering every detail in my head, I’m going to make a journal that I write all my writing ideas down in. Thank you again for your inspiration, strategies, and visit.
Sincerely,
Kaitlyn
22. Jessica L | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

June 9, 2009

Dear Ms. Mass,
Hi, my name is Jessica Luong and I am a student at Park Middle School. Thank you so much for taking your time out of your day to visit us. I learned so much from and about you. I found it interesting how you had lots of other jobs before you became an author. I also found it pretty interesting how these jobs had nothing to do with writing. You’ve taught me a couple of tricks to improve my writing. The one I liked most was the one where you think of a setting and you look around, then you try to picture whatever you can in that spot. This helped me a lot because it gave me a good visual image of what my setting was going to look like.
The book I read was A Mango Shaped Space. What I enjoyed most about was how you used foreshadowing throughout the book. That made me want to keep on reading to see what would happen next. I found it interesting how you got the idea of synesthesia. I really liked the book and I look forward to reading Every Soul A Star over the summer!
I will remember everything about your visit. The fact that I actually got to meet you was pretty cool. Also, I’ve learned a lot about writing and new techniques that could help my writing.
Thanks, I really enjoyed your visit.
Sincerely,
Jessica Luong
23. Grace M. | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
Im so glad you came to Park Middle School! I learned some pretty interesting things. Such as how you need to do so much preparation before you write a novel and i learned bout all the rejection letters you wrote. You helped me write too. One thing that really helped me was how, you had us close our eyes and turn around so we can really visualize our setting plan to use that strategy in the future. ONe of my favorite books by you is Heaven Looks A Lot Like The Mall. I loved the drama and all the unique qualities. Some qualities were, how it was written in poem form and written mainly in flashbacks. I will always remember all the rejection letters you got and how persistent you were. You are such an inspiration and I hope to have your presisdent in going towards my dream!

Thanks,
Grace M.
24. Arianna C. | June 11, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,
I enjoyed your visit to my school. As a Park middle school student I enjoy when I can meet an author who I am a fan of and have read so many of their books. I thought it was very interesting to learn how you became an author. This just shows that if you really put your mind to it, you can be anything you want to be. Also, I learned many strategies from you for when you are writing a book. For example, when you said to close your eyes and envision your setting and to write down as many details about the setting as you can. This helped me to make it feel as if you were really in the setting with the character. What I will never forget about your visit is how no matter how many rejection letters you got you were persistent and never gave up. This will help me to remember to follow my dreams and even if I get a rejection I shouldn’t give up. In conclusion, I enjoyed your visit very much and I learned a lot about you and how to make my writing better.
Sincerely,
Arianna C.
25. Anita Mo | June 10, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass,

First off, I have to say that you are truly an inspiration to me and in my opinion a just wonderful role model to readers, kids, and just people in general! It was an honor to have you visit my school, Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, NJ and I will certainly never forget this experience. One thing I found interesting about you was how you weren’t afraid of telling people about the ways that you’re “weird” or different than everyone else. I think that not a lot of people have the pride and passion for themselves to point out queer habits and have others laugh with you. For example, I was really touched by how you were talking about how writers are a little crazy. You said that you started talking to your cat and instead of being embarrassed; you just put it out there to the world to show how you’re not perfect and that being an author is such an unique job. During your visit here, I also learned so much that will definitely improve my writing. What I really enjoyed was the sheet you introduced to us when coming up with characters for your writing pieces. I realized that I don’t take the time to get to really know the people, animals, or made-up creatures in my stories so sometimes that drives you off and gets the reader confused. By completing that character sheet, you get a better clear view of your new creation and his/her personality, background, appearance, and more. The book that I read in class that you wrote was Leap Day. This novel was probably one of the most exhilarating books I’ve ever read. It had me grasping to my seat and savoring every single word in every single sentence. The best thing that I found special and loved the most was the way you made everything so unexpected. It kept me wondering, “What’s going to happen next? Oh! Now what’s she going to do? Wow!” For example, one surprise that knocked me off my seat was when Josie and her friends were having the lake ritual and they dared Josie to either go into the lake naked or tell her deepest secret. I knew that this was such a tough decision for her and that either way, there will be some kind of shock in the group. My heart was pounding while Josie went into the freezing lake bare and frightened. As you can tell, I really enjoyed your visit to Park Middle School and it will stay with me through the rest of my life’s challenges and joys. One thing I will especially remember is your long line of rejection letters from editors and publishing companies. I think that truly moved me inside to always keep your positivity and to keep pushing through whatever’s blocking your way to your dream. If you had given up and said, “That’s it! I’m never going to be an author!” I wouldn’t be writing you this letter thanking you for the memorable visit and for teaching all these students to keep reaching for the stars. Thank you so much for coming to our school, giving your motivating speech, and just being here to help guide us from the lurking darkness and into the light of a successful future.

Sincerely,
Anita Mo
26. Anthony Y. | June 10, 2009 at 4:24

Dear Wendy Mass.
Thank you for your visit.I learned alot about your life.I relly did not know you got all those rejection letters. I thought that they would pick you right away. that must have been hard to overcome. I learned to put more detail in whatever I am writing. It really helped me alot. I read A MANGO SHAPED SPACE and i really enjoyed the part when Mia relizes that she had synesthia. I will remember the activity when you told us to close our eyes and think of a setting. I am a student at park in 6th grade and I will always remember the tips you gave our school. THANKS!
Sincerely, Anthony