Tag: tulane
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January 30, 2024
I received a letter from an eight year old who wanted me to know that her teacher read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane aloud to the class. “And my teacher cried at the end and I told my mother about the book and now guess what? My mother is reading the book too! We…
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November 28, 2023
Last week, I received a packet of letters from a class of fourth graders at Herrera Elementary in El Paso, Texas. Their teacher, Ms. Gibbens, read them The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and the kids wrote letters telling me all the different ways they connected with the story. Each letter included a piece of…
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March 29, 2023
Last week at the grocery store, a woman came up to me and said, “My son and I just finished reading Edward Tulane together. I cried at the end.” I looked down at her son (who was maybe 8 years old) and said, “Did you cry?” He shook his head. “No,” he said. “But I…
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February 14, 2023
Last week I attended the Minnesota One-Act Play State Tournament. I watched as a group of high-school students from Belle Plaine, Minnesota brought Edward Tulane’s story to life, using Dwayne Hartford’s miraculous script. These young actors put their whole heart into what they did on stage–every character was invested with love. Their work moved me,…
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August 31, 2022
From a family in Georgia: “We thought you might want to know that we adopted a dog from the pound. We love The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (we read it together as a family), and because we believe this dog has found his way home we have decided to name him Eddie Tulane.” Families…
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April 19, 2022
From a fourth-grade teacher who has been reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane aloud to her classes for the last ten years: “My students have always enjoyed this story, but this year something miraculous happened. The whole class cried at the end. All of us. Together. It was transformative. I wanted you to know.”…