Dear Deanna Lambert,
My name is Kelly, and I had a crazy summer. I spent my summer days at my new farm in Jarrettsville trying to prepare the barn for my horse. Also, I worked at a local horse farm in Kingsville, called Hawk’s Hollow. I’ve been working there for 2 years and love spending time with the horses. Besides the horse business, I took 2 trips to Ocean City and 1 trip to North Carolina. I love the beach just as much as I love the farm work. While enjoying my summer vacation, I read the novel “Story of A Girl,” by Sara Zarr. Your role in the novel really made me rethink the way I handle things in life and the decisions I make. At first, you just absorbed everything everyone, especially your father, was saying and thinking about you and held it all in. Then, you finally confronted the issue to your father, who then began to slightly think different of you. Being the person that I am, I could never let everyone say things about me behind my back AND in front of my face, and just let it go. I give you major credit for the way you kept yourself together during that rough period of time.
I believe that Sara Zarr told your story extremely well. I felt as if I were walking in your shoes while reading the book. The way Sara placed the events and described your life truly brings the story to life and gives the story meaning to 13-16 year old girls. Sara writes to the reader as if they were the character’s best friend, and I really appreciated that.
When you kissed Lee’s boyfriend, did you feel like you did the right thing by telling her? It takes a major amount of courage to tell your best friend you kissed her boyfriend, so I can only imagine how hard it was for you. Also, when you started working with Tommy, did you think it was the start of something new or the end of an old problem? When I try to place myself in your position, I feel like it was the start of a new life for you and the end to the rumors about you being crazy. Obviously, anyone who can work within 2 ft. of someone that ruined their life is definitely the opposite of crazy.
Strained family life seems to be a popular issue in today’s world. Since so many families have become dysfunctional and divorced, I feel that we could start an organization that could help kids understand that their family problems aren’t their entire fault. Many kids feel as if their parent’s divorces are all their fault and they’re the reason their parents don’t get along. These kids need our help to show them they can live a perfect and healthy life even if their families don’t work out.
Thank you for taking your time reading this letter and I hope it meant something to you. Just remember: Other people in the world have done extremely worse things then you did in the novel. There is always time for forgiveness.
Love,
Kelly
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