Jessica Khera of Sugar Land learned the value of "Ask and you shall receive" after Tom Hanks sent her a typewriter.

Yes, the Tom Hanks, who made us change the way we look at volleyballs after "Cast Away."

The Fusion Academy student said teacher Deanne Owen encouraged her to reach out to Hanks after reading his book "Uncommon Type" and watching the documentary "California Typewriter" for her 10th-grade honors English class in January.

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"We sent him a fan letter telling him we liked the book and documentary, asked if we could get a typewriter or if he could recommend one," Jessica told Chron.com. "I wasn’t really expecting a response but within two weeks there was a package here from Tom Hanks with the typewriter."

The typewriter is an undated Royal model. It came with a letter that Jessica says was "inspiring," encouraging her let him know how the writing goes on the machine.

The first thing Jessica plans to do is write Hanks a thank you letter on the typewriter. As for her future with it, the 15-year-old said she may type up journal entries or use it as the start of a typewriter collection.

Tom Hanks gave us a typewriter! Posted by Fusion Academy Sugar Land on Tuesday, February 6, 2018

In an age of instant communication and keyboards with shortcuts and backspaces, using a typewriter may seem archaic. But Jessica could instantly see the appeal of using her new gift instead of a computer.

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"It feels a lot more personal, like you're creating something concrete because you can't simply delete what you've written," Jessica said.

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Ahmad Hernandez, master teacher at Fusion Academy, said teachers work one-on-one with students, which gave Jessica the opportunity to study Hanks' book and the documentary about typewriters.

"We are thrilled that Tom Hanks responded to Jessica’s hand-written note with this thoughtful gift, which she is sure to remember for a lifetime," Hernandez said.

Scroll through the gallery above to see more photos of Jessica with her Royal typewriter from Tom Hanks.

Will Axford is a digital reporter for Chron.com. Read more of his stories here and follow him on Twitter.