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Dear Bruce,
I remember in public school discovering Into The Land of the Unicorns at a book fair. I read and re-read the story over and over again. I loved how it was an adventure story and not just girly fluffy words. You made a real world and complicated story line for unicorn lovers. The story stayed with me well into my adult years.
When I found out (in my thirties) that Cara's story was multiple books I searched and found them all to read. They did not disappoint!
One of my newest but fondest memories of Cara and Lightfoot was reading to a group of summer camp students. I had a group of 15 or so kids and I would read to them after lunch. The boys originally were like it's unicorns we don't want to read a book about unicorns. I just smiled and told them to give it a couple of chapters and they could tell me what they thought. I have never had a group of kids so excited about a story. Reading it out loud and seeing kids react to the story was such a special moment as an educator and fan of the series. Your words and characters are still living on in a new generations imagination and still inspiring the first kids who were able to hear the story.
Thank you for the world you created.
Tara
I remember in public school discovering Into The Land of the Unicorns at a book fair. I read and re-read the story over and over again. I loved how it was an adventure story and not just girly fluffy words. You made a real world and complicated story line for unicorn lovers. The story stayed with me well into my adult years.
When I found out (in my thirties) that Cara's story was multiple books I searched and found them all to read. They did not disappoint!
One of my newest but fondest memories of Cara and Lightfoot was reading to a group of summer camp students. I had a group of 15 or so kids and I would read to them after lunch. The boys originally were like it's unicorns we don't want to read a book about unicorns. I just smiled and told them to give it a couple of chapters and they could tell me what they thought. I have never had a group of kids so excited about a story. Reading it out loud and seeing kids react to the story was such a special moment as an educator and fan of the series. Your words and characters are still living on in a new generations imagination and still inspiring the first kids who were able to hear the story.
Thank you for the world you created.
Tara
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Tara -
Many thanks for this wonderful (and heartlifting!) message. I'm especially delighted to know that you feel the later books did not disappoint. As I wrote them I felt a constant concern that I did not want to let down the fans of the series. The last two books (which are really just one enormous book split up, nearly broke my brain!
I completely loved your story about reading the book to your summer camp kids and managing to get the boys hooked, too! Victory!
Enjoy the rest of the summer, and thanks again for this lovely message!
BC
Many thanks for this wonderful (and heartlifting!) message. I'm especially delighted to know that you feel the later books did not disappoint. As I wrote them I felt a constant concern that I did not want to let down the fans of the series. The last two books (which are really just one enormous book split up, nearly broke my brain!
I completely loved your story about reading the book to your summer camp kids and managing to get the boys hooked, too! Victory!
Enjoy the rest of the summer, and thanks again for this lovely message!
BC