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Hi, Ms. Paris,

Interesting point. Hakimian is Armenian, and Bratsky could be Polish, but might be Jewish. I submit that they are American names. Names like that are as common as Smith and Carter used to be. As for stereotypes, I sincerely hope they’ve ceased to exist. But I have used many Jewish-type names in past novels, even though right now I can’t come up with a single one! And there’s always Korman — that’s another one.

I hope that didn’t spoil your enjoyment of RESTART, which has become a very popular book. Thanks for all your past support of my work.                                                                                                     —–Gordon Korman—–