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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator)Series:Junior Library Guild SelectionAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2009-06-23Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416949299ISBN-10:1416949291UPC:9781416949299Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:School & Education, Family, PlacesBook Topic:Siblings, Middle EastAward:Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Middle School Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|2010 Christopher Awards Winner - Books for Young People Award|2011 Beehive Awards Nominee - Fiction Award|2012 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2013 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|2009 Middle East Book Awards Honorable Mention - Youth Literature AwardSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCDMPM5WMP
It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it. And in February a warning letter arrives at her home. Abby will have to repeat sixth grade--unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra-credit project to find a pen pal in a distant country. Seems simple enough. But when Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, the village elders agree that any letters going back to America must be written well. In English. And the only qualified student is a boy, Sadeed Bayat. Except in this village, it is not proper for a boy to correspond with a girl. So Sadeed's younger sister will write the letters. Except she knows hardly any English. So Sadeed must write the letters. For his sister to sign. But what about the villagers who believe that girls should not be anywhere near a school? And what about those who believe that any contact with Americans is . . . unhealthy? Not so simple. But as letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of central Asia, across cultural and religious divides, through the minefields of different lifestyles and traditions--a small group of children begin to speak and listen to one another. And in just a few short weeks, they make important discoveries about their communities, about their world, and most of all, about themselves.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416949299ISBN-10:1416949291UPC:9781416949299Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:School & Education, Family, PlacesBook Topic:Siblings, Middle EastAward:Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Middle School Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|2010 Christopher Awards Winner - Books for Young People Award|2011 Beehive Awards Nominee - Fiction Award|2012 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2013 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|2009 Middle East Book Awards Honorable Mention - Youth Literature AwardSize:8.30 x 5.70 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCDMPM5WMP
Andrew Clements (1949-2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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🏆 Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - Middle School Award|2009 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Fiction Award|2010 Christopher Awards Winner - Books for Young People Award|2011 Beehive Awards Nominee - Fiction Award|2012 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2012 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book Award|Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 William Allen White Childens Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades 4-6 Award|South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Children's Award|Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2012 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2013 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Nominee - Grades 3-5 Award|2012 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award|2009 Middle East Book Awards Honorable Mention - Youth Literature Award

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Andrew Clements, Mark Elliott (Illustrator)

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Andrew Clements

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