I am a thirteen year old girl that reads way above average, (not to brag) and I’ve never emailed you before, but I’ve wanted to for a long time, so here I am. About a year ago, my friend lent me a book he’d been drooling over. He’d had many things to say about it, but the only thing that sunk in at first was that it was about dragons. I thought he’d gone insane.
Something I’ve learned about myself is that I tend to be practical at the most impractical moments. This was one of those times. But I bit my tongue for his sake, and decided to humor him and read the book. In short, that book was the Eye of the Oracle, and it took me less than three days to read it, get on the phone and BEG my friend to lend me the next book.
Such was the beginning of a long but profitable spiritual journey on my part. I relate to Bonnie the most, but I also quote Ashley, Walter, Billy, and all the other amazing characters quite a bit. Your books have inspired me to have faith in God and to battle the forces of evil.
Just last Sunday, my friend lent me I Know Why The Angels Dance. I was admittedly reluctant due to mental ties between you and Dragons In Our Midst, but I had learned my lesson to trust his judgement.
Now, two days later, all I can say is WHOA!!! Many of my own questions I had been pushing aside were answered, questions about the Christian walk, about struggles, about the agony of breaking addictions. Anyhow, I managed not to break down until Tabitha’s father told her mother that she had died. Then I couldn’t stop crying.
Now I’m okay with pain. If something’s going to hurt, it’ll hurt, and pretending everything’s fine will just make it worse. Thank you for writing such a touching collection of books.
You’ve also inspired my creative side. I love writing short stories, and for the first time, I’m trying to find a way to publish a story I believe God wants published. My Dad is also trying to find an agent to help the book become more widespread. Do you have any suggestions? Any advice? I’m all ears if you want to share!
Thank you so much once again. I’m looking foward to Warrior, too! And keep up the good work.