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March 27, 2025 at 05:13 pm Reply

Fiona Taylor and Penrose Dunn

Hi, this is Penrose. I love your books especially Old School. My parents have gotten divorced lately and my best friend is moving schools ON THE FIRST YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL, and your book really made me feel heard. Thank you Gordan Korman. Now I\'m gonna move to Fiona\'s letter, THE ONE WHO IS LEAVING!

Hi! I LOVE YOUR BOOKS, but two thoughts; can you make a book with a cat on the cover, preferably a chubby brown tabby cat or a tuxedo cat. I have 2 cats, and my friend has 1, so I would really appreciate it if you would do that. My second thought is can you PLEASE make a book where the main character is a girl (called Penrose Dunn)! PLEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. Ur have so much rizz. (don\'t ask).
March 28, 2025 at 03:56 am Reply

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Hi, Fiona & Penrose,

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear that you two, who are obviously close friends, will be parted. But you always have the Internet to connect you. And snail mail. You'll each make new friends too. But you will be loyal to each other, and that's great.

Fiona, if I write about a cat at some point, he/she will be a brown tabby, OK? And sorry, Penrose, but I don't ever use the names of real people.

And rizz is charisma -- am I right? (I have kids who speak the language!)

Best regards to both of you, -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Fiona & Penrose,

Thanks for posting. I'm sorry to hear that you two, who are obviously close friends, will be parted. But you always have the Internet to connect you. And snail mail. You'll each make new friends too. But you will be loyal to each other, and that's great.

Fiona, if I write about a cat at some point, he/she will be a brown tabby, OK? And sorry, Penrose, but I don't ever use the names of real people.

And rizz is charisma -- am I right? (I have kids who speak the language!)

Best regards to both of you, -----Gordon Korman-----
March 28, 2025 at 01:47 pm Reply

Fiona Taylor

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It does mean Charisma! How'd you know?
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It does mean Charisma! How'd you know?
March 28, 2025 at 04:38 pm Reply

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I told you, Fiona. I have kids and they seem to speak your language. (Plus Google lists it. You can find a lot of stuff on Google!)

---GK---
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I told you, Fiona. I have kids and they seem to speak your language. (Plus Google lists it. You can find a lot of stuff on Google!)

---GK---