ArianaM

Type or copy and paste your letter here. Uni High 1212 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana IL 61801 September 28, 2008 Marc Aronson Atheneum Books 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York Dear Mr. Aronson, I really liked your book because it taught me things about race that I never knew before. Most people learn about how Americans enslaved Africans and the Civil Rights Movement in fourth or fifth grade, and then are done learning about prejudice and racism. I liked how your book goes beyond that and talks about “a history beyond black and white”. I thought it was good that your book talks not only about what happened in history, but how and why it happened. I liked that you put your personal experiences and opinions in, instead of having the book be all just facts. The experiences and stories make the book seem more real. I thought that one opinion went a little too far, though. I thought it was a little extreme when you talked about how much you hate Germans on page 208. Germany didn’t murder 6 million Jews; Hitler and the Nazis did. It would be one thing to never forgive Hitler for what he did, but I don’t think that all of Germany should be punished for it. When I first read that passage, I was a little confused about who was saying this, since it seemed like you had been so open-minded and unbiased throughout the book. I am sorry that you have that kind of hatred in you. I thought that this was a great book that discussed a lot of important issues. Sincerely, Ariana