Author Letter

Earlier this week I wrote this for the author contest.

Dear D. J. MacHale,

I enjoyed the Pendragon Series especially, The Soldiers of Halla, the last book. There were many lessons taught in this book that were also in the other Pendragon books. One of these lessons is to never give up. Another lesson is patience. The last and most important lesson is that reading can be fun. These lessons have helped me in my life and have probably helped others too.

The first lesson is to never give up. This lesson was found in The Soldiers of Halla as Bobby fought to save Halla. Halla is everything that exists, all the worlds and everything on them. Bobby fought even though fighting for Halla looked impossible many times in The Soldiers of Halla. This book has taught me not to give up in many things even if it looks impossible to win. Many times my grades do not look to good at midterm, but by the end of the term my grades look much better. My grades looked much better because I did not give up at midterm. This lesson has not only helped me with my grades, it has also helped me in sports. Enduring to the end is a good lesson that has helped me in my life. Sometimes, even though I do not give up I loose a soccer game, but by not giving up and being patient I might win the tournament.

Patience is the second lesson The Soldiers of Halla taught me. As Bobby fought his way through Halla he was not always patient, but when he was not patient, he paid the price. In The Soldiers of Halla Bobby was horribly outnumbered, but as they slowly and patiently fought Saint Dane, they eventually won the war. For many things I have needed to be patient. I have needed to be patient when I run. When I started, I was not very fast, I was slow. As time went on, I eventually was able to run very fast. If I was not patient with myself, I would have never been able to run fast. By being patient I can continue to improve my running. The first time I played soccer I was not very good. By being patient I will continue to improve and become better. Patience has helped me be better at many things. From reading The Soldiers of Halla I learned to be patient and that reading is fun.

Most importantly The Soldiers of Halla taught me that reading can be fun. The Pendragon Series was probably the first group of books that I read for fun, rather than being forced. I actually could imagine what was happening in my head because it was very descriptive. It was also a fast moving book that if I skipped a page I probably would not know what was happening. These books were action packed and had many inventions in them. These books taught me to use my imagination rather than just following the words on the page. The Soldiers of Halla and the other books in the Pendragon series have taught me that reading can be fun.

These lessons taught in The Soldiers of Halla and other Pendragon Series books have helped me in my life. These books have taught me to never give up. These books have taught me patience. Most importantly these books have taught me that reading can be fun. The Soldiers of Halla and the other books in the Pendragon Series have changed my life, they have changed other’s lives, and will continue change lives.

Thanks so much,

Rex Sumsion