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Dina Alvarez's avatar

You made me want to read Harriet the Spy again and truthfully, I think I will. There’s something about re-reading your favorite childhood book that resonates with me (along with much else written here), my childhood re-read is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, it’s so dog eared and yellowed and loved. I keep thinking I should buy a new one but I won’t, even with the cover hanging off and rubber banded together it’s the most nostalgic thing I own.

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Naomi Bindman's avatar

So beautiful. So much packed into this piece! Thank you for bringing Harriet back, and for your bravery. I wish I had known your Aunt Lily better. I'm glad you had her love. (And I had forgotten your middle name!) I've been thinking about our shared experience of juvenille epilepsy, though I never had seizures at school, my heart goes out to that scared, confused little girl. I love you so much. (P.S. You have always been a writer. A wonderful writer. Now you are a public writer--a gift to all who read you.)

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