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Hi, Jayden,

Thanks for posting. I\’m pleased to hear that SCHOOLED made such an impression on you. It\’s a very popular book, so you have lots of company — there are plenty of Cap Anderson fans!

Your questions are another matter. The whole book is fiction, so the questions are all whatever you want the answers to be. For instance, the character of Naomi would suggest that she would have the sensitivity to feel for another person, whereas Lena and the others were more self-centered. Did she like Cap? \”To be continued\” suggests that they have a future – probably. Would Cap talk to Hugh? From what we know about Cap, he would never hold a grudge, right? And Rain was a sort of mother figure when Mrs. Donnelly was growing up. They may be cordial to one another, but friends? I don\’t think so. And Mr. Kasigi? I\’m going to give him the new job. Why not?

That\’s the beauty of a book that doesn\’t exist — the answers to your questions can be anything you want them to be. Everything that is, except real.

Thanks again for writing.                                                                        —–Gordon Korman—–