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March 2, 2026 at 03:05 am Reply

Marnie Steele

Hi Gordon
My name is Marnie Steele and I am a teacher librarian at Meadowlark PK-8 in Erie, Colorado. I made a music video called The Fate of the Librarian (a parody of Taylor Swift's The Fate of Ophelia) and I featured Restart in it! I wanted to celebrate the joy of books, reading, and community and I thought you might enjoy it! Thank you SO much for writing such great books that my students and I love to read! We have so many of your books in our collection :)
Here's the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/FDaqBy9nBNM?si=fzB1u9mqbiubuvbn
March 2, 2026 at 03:08 am Reply

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Hi, Marnie,

Thanks for posting. I'm thrilled to be included in "The Fate of theLibrarian!" and promise to give it a good look and listen! Thanks for thinking of me, and many thanks for your support for my books!

Kindest regards, -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Marnie,

Thanks for posting. I'm thrilled to be included in "The Fate of theLibrarian!" and promise to give it a good look and listen! Thanks for thinking of me, and many thanks for your support for my books!

Kindest regards, -----Gordon Korman-----
March 5, 2026 at 04:50 pm Reply

Marnie Steele

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Thanks Gordan! I see you are in a SLJ's Middle Grade panel today - that's awesome, hope it goes well. Have a great day!

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Thanks Gordan! I see you are in a SLJ's Middle Grade panel today - that's awesome, hope it goes well. Have a great day!