Letter to an Alien Pen Pal
826DC After-School Writing Lab Students
Dear Geeblegorp, How are you? We are so excited to be your new pen pals from Earth!
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Sebastian
Grade 3
In the beginning, there was a little tree called Willow. He lived in a park near a little pond with other trees.
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[Image: The shelf of student-written books in 826DC's Tivoli's Astounding Magic Supply Co. storefront, featuring the new book with a "Hi! I'm new." sign. Behind it, we also see one of our "Magician's Assistant" stuffed rabbits.]](http://826dc.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)