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3) Extra credit
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English
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When Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, Sadeed Bayat is chosen to be her pen pal ... well, kind of. He is the best writer, but he is also a boy, and in his village it is not appropriate for a boy to correspond with a girl. So his younger sister dictates and signs the letter, until Sadeed decides what his sister is telling Abby isn't what he'd like Abby to know. As letters go back and forth between Illinois and Afghanistan,...
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13th reality volume 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Atticus "Tick" Higginbottom begins receiving mysterious letters from around the world signed only "M.G.," and the clues contained therein lead him on a journey to the perilous 13th Reality and a confrontation with evil Mistress Jane.
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Little blue envelopes volume 1
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English
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When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.
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Clementine volume 3
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English
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Clementine's beloved teacher, Mr. D'Matz might be leaving for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt. The only solution, she decides, is to hatch a plan to get Mr. D'Matz back even if it means ruining his once-in-a-lifetime chance.
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Series
Neighborhood series (Adrian Fogelin) volume 5
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English
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In Florida, Anna Casey lives with what she hopes is the last in a long line of foster mothers, and Mica Delano lives with her father on their small boat, and when the two of them begin corresponding, they discover they have a lot in common
14) I wanna iguana
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
Description
Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.
18) Thank you, Santa
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
A little girl becomes Santa's pen pal throughout the course of one year and learns some interesting facts about polar animals.
19) Wenny has wings
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Having had a near-death experience in the accident that killed his younger sister, eleven-year-old Will tries to cope with the situation by writing her letters.