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1) Extra credit
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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.
4) Dear pen pal
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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.
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Twelve-year-old Kate's idyllic life in Baton Rouge takes a drastic turn when a mysterious shoulder pain reveals she has Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, a rare genetic disorders, challenging her to adapt with support from loved ones and a pen pal, Amie, who shares her experience with FOP.
12) Herman's letter
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"Herman the bear and Henry the raccoon are best friends. But Henry's moving far, far away. So what do they do? Promise to write each other all the time and stay best friends forever, that's what. But being pen pals is easier said than done, especially when your best friend seems to be having way more fun than you are"--
13) Dear Blue Sky
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"Shortly after Cass's big brother is deployed to fight in Iraq, Cass becomes pen pals with an Iraqi girl who opens up her eyes to the effects of war"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Zombie penpal
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"Zombies and their controlling bokors, the charms and protective spells of voodoo, and the occult all mix in with every day life for your penpal in New Orleans. Your life in sleepy Maine is much different, and you love your penpal's spine-tingling tales. A new girl shows up at your school who reminds you of your penpal. You haven't received a letter since Hurricane Katrina. Is this your penpal? She looks...changed. Watch out, because zombies want...
16) My pen pal Santa
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"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) Mickey Moonbeam
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Young Mickey, who lives on a faraway moon, receives a distress call from his pen pal, Quiggle, whose space scooter has crashed on a nearby asteroid, and they both get a big surprise when they finally meet face to face.
19) Pen pals
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"For an entire school year, Oscar the ant and Bill the octopus send letters to each other as part of a class project. Oscar loves table tennis and Bill loves modeling clay. Oscar does judo, while Bill has a garden. Despite their differeneces, the two new friends find shared interests...all leading up to one final surprise!"--Jacket flap.