Extra Credit (Paperback, Reprint ed.)

It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't "like" doing it. And consequently, Abby will have to repeat sixth grade--unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra credit project: find a pen pal in a distant country. But when Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, complications arise. The elders agree that any letters going back to America must be written well, but the only qualified English-speaking student is a boy. And in this village, it's not proper for a boy to correspond with a girl. So, Sadeed's sister will dictate and sign the letters for him. 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?
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 each other. And in just a few short weeks, they make important discoveries about their communities, about their world, and most of all, about themselves.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Andrew Clements
Illustrators:	Mark Elliott
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	189
Edition:	Reprint ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4169-4931-2
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > School stories Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > School Stories Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-4169-4931-3
Barcode:	9781416949312

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