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2) Extra Credit
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Formats
Description
As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister. Main series volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation!
Dear Maxie...The kids in Ms. Colman's class are writing letters to some second-graders in New York City. Karen thinks having a pen pal is so, so cool. But then her pen pal turn out to be a big bragger. Mazie says she is better than Karen at everything. This makes Karen so mad. So she starts making things up. But now Mazie's class...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, who traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy. When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended. Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist--even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books. Marooned in a farm town that's almost beyond repair, Sara starts a bookstore in honor of her friend's memory. All she wants...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Pen pals Elliott and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries--America and India--they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses.
Author
Series
Amish letters novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jalon Chupp has a past he isn't proud to claim. He's worked hard to overcome his youthful mistakes, and he has recommitted himself to his faith. When he receives a sweet note included in a piece of misdirected mail, he can't help but write back. Soon, the letters he receives from Phoebe are the highlights of his days, and with a hopeful heart, he suggests they meet in person. Phoebe, too, looks forward to every single one of Jalon's letters. Living...
Author
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book is about friendship and the distinctions of living in different parts of the world. A giraffe that lives in Africa meets a pelican who is a mailman. Since the giraffe is bored, she sends a letter to the first animal the pelican can find on the other side of the horizon. The letter passes on to a seal who gives it to a penguin. He reads the letter and even though he does not understand it he writes back, and becomes the giraffe's pen pal....
Author
Series
Tony Baloney volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tony Baloney and his school are celebrating pen pal month! Big Sister Baloney says her pen pal is always a friend for life. Tony Baloney hopes his pen pal will be a friend for life, too!"--Page [4] of cover.
9) Dear dragon
Author
Publisher
Viking, Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As a school project, George and Blaise become pen pals, writing rhyming letters about their favorite things to do, unaware that one is human and the other a dragon.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Feisty senior sleuth Isabel Puddles—Lake Michigan's answer to Miss Marple—strikes out for new territory across the pond in a cozy mystery full of charm, rich storytelling, and mellow humor, sure to delight fans of Jessica Fletcher and Lee Hollis's Poppy Harmon series.
Merry old England has a murderous surprise in store . . .
Isabel has crafted a life she loves in her Lake Michigan hometown, but she's eager...
Merry old England has a murderous surprise in store . . .
Isabel has crafted a life she loves in her Lake Michigan hometown, but she's eager...
12) Grandpa's scroll
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lily and her grandpa are good pen pals, so when he dies and leaves behind a rice paper scroll he was painting for her, Lily finishes the scroll with help from her mother.
13) The book swap
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Still grieving the death of her best friend, Erin knows she needs to start living - but has no idea how. Then she loses her favourite book, a heavily annotated and containing her friend's final words to her. When James finds Erin's note-filled book in his local community library, it sparks a life-changing conversation. He writes his own message back, and soon they are locked in an anonymous book exchange, with no idea who the other person in the margins...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out - without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met."--Publsher....
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 x 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Ava writes a thank you to Santa in January, he writes back and sets off a year's worth of correspondence where they exchange information about their daily lives and discuss their shared love of Christmas" -
17) Dear pen pal
Author
Series
Mother-Daughter Book Club volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Four very different friends in Concord, Massachusetts, and their mothers continue their book club, reading Jean Webster's "Daddy Long-Legs," while getting to know their own pen pals from Wyoming. Includes mother-daughter book club questions.
18) Letters to God
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
Author
Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
424 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Ryan dies in Afghanistan, he leaves a letter asking that his friend Beckett watch over his sister, Ella. Beckett has already been corresponding with her under his nickname, Chaos, and after leaving the service he goes to visit Ella, who is the mother of twins. One of the twins has been diagnosed with leukemia, and Ella is dealing with the illness while running a business-- singlehandedly. When Beckett becomes part of Ella's life, will his promise...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After bragging to his pen pal about his basketball skills, Arthur realizes that he has to make good on his boasts when the pen pal comes to visit.
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