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Now write your postcard from Sophie from The Wanderer.
1 So the story of e Wanderer is that the main character, Sophie, was in a boating

accident with her parents as a young kid. ey died; she survived and was eventually

(at age 10) adopted. Now she’s going on a trip across the Atlantic with her three
(adoptive) uncles and two cousins. e cousins know she’s adopted, but Sophie

Make sure your postcard Bompie as though she’s known them her whole life. is puzzles her cousins. 227
is weirdly in denial about it and talks about her adoptive parents and grandfather

What really happened is sort of a mystery that unfolds over the course of the novel.
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begins with a greeting to Bompie.
includes descriptive details about what Sophie has enjoyed and learned
on the trip so far.
is written in the first person using pronouns such as I, me, and we.
ends with a closing and Sophie’s signature.

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