books: a pen pal

books: a pen pal

books:

A pen pal

Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages

Nicole Constable

University of California Press, 2003

A Unique Study
The review column of Amazon is not an approriate place to flame or post such loud propaganda as some of the submitters before me have. In this case, such obnoxious attention-getting, no matter for what purpose, can seriously detract from the worthwhile merits of a ...

Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over

Geraldine Brooks

Anchor, 1999

A quest to discover the world as well as discover herself
Australian born Geraldine Brooks spent many years as a foreign correspondent covering the Middle East. I loved her book, "Nine Parts of Desire" which was about Muslim women, and I have followed her life somewhat as she is often mentioned by her husband, Tony Horwitz, ...

Perfect Strangers (Love Letters)

Jahnna N. Malcolm

Simon Pulse, 2005

Perfect Strangers is Perfect!
This was the first Love Letters book I read. It's a great story about finding yourself, letting go of the past, and love. Madison McKay is an all around overachiever. She has the grades, the skills, and the beauty, but not the boyfriend. She runs for junior class ...

IN LOVE WITH PRINCE (Sweet Valley High)

Francine Pascal

Sweet Valley, 1993

royal fun
Prince Arthur may not have noticed Dana Larson when he visited the middle school in Sweet Valley Twins,and nobody did really..but when the prince comes to Sweet Valley,he falls for the blond lead-singer of a rockband with a boring name-The Droids.But Arthy is in a ...

No Two Snowflakes
Sheree Fitch

Orca Book Publishers, 2002

How would you describe snow to a child who has never felt it squeak beneath her feet or melt on her tongue?

Arthur's Pen Pal (I Can Read Book 2)

HarperCollins, 1982

Arthur's Pen Pal
This book is about Arthur's pen pal. I liked this book because it is cool. I didn't like this book because it had some hard words. I think this book is cool. It's really fun. I think kids should read this book.

Polly's Pen Pal (MathStart 3)
Stuart J. Murphy

HarperCollins, 2005

Polly's pen pal, Ally, is 125 centimeters tall, weighs 25 kilograms, and lives 450 kilometers away -- and Polly is determined to find a way to visit her! A story of long-distance friendship introduces basic metric measurements to children.

The Sorta Sisters

Adrian Fogelin

Peachtree Publishers, 2007

Seven books and still going strong!
Just 10 minutes ago I finished reading The Sorta Sisters by Adrian Fogelin and it now sits in front of me alongside my copies of her other 6 books. Yes, I know these are fiction books, but my heart feels like it's just spent time with old friends from the neighborhood. ...

The Year Of Secret Assignments

Jaclyn Moriarty

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2005

The Year of the Secret Assignments
The journey of 3 girls, Cassie, Lydia, and Emily, all begins when their English teacher assigns them the hassle of writing to another student at their rival school, Brookefield High. The assignment seems as lame as their teacher, but they're in for a big surprise. ...

A Pen Pal for Max

Gloria Rand, Ted Rand

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2005

Farias Away
A pleasant enough book about a pen pal friendship between 10-year old Chilean Maximiliano Farias and a girl of like age in the United States. While there's a dramatic midpoint when a quake shakes, rattles, and rolls Max's house and school, the best moments are the ...

The Pen Pal Puzzle (Nancy Drew Notebooks #11)

Carolyn Keene

Aladdin, 1996

This was a good book
I lost track of how many times I read this when I was little. It was terrific. You want to read it over and over again. It has a great suurprise ending! I suggest it as a childrens book for ages six through nine.

Swahili for Beginners: A Young Adult Novel
Lisa Joyal

Sumach Press, 2007

Thirteen-year-old Georgie has a head full of dreams and an insatiable sense of adventure. Sailing around the world, climbing Mount Everest and learning Swahili are just a few of the challenges Georgie is intent on tackling. And the list gets longer every day. Georgie is determined to accomplish great things in life. When she begins exchanging ...

Cyberpals According to Kaley

Dian Curtis Regan

Darby Creek Publishing, 2006

A really great book for kids and adults!!!
This is book 2 of the Kaley series. And it's just as good as the World According to Kaley (the first book of the Kaley series.) I read it straight through and loved it!! Kaley Bluster's fourth grade teacher Mr. Serrano has required his class to write cyberpals in ...

Teach Me Even More Spanish (Paperback and Audio CD): 21 Songs to Sing and A Story About Pen Pals

Judy Mahoney

Teach Me Tapes, 1999

These tunes get embedded in your head!
I checked this out from our local library before purchasing, after having wasted hundreds on boring, sub-par foreign language CDs and DVDs. I was pleasantly surprised that the songs were so catchy and fun to sing along to. One of our faves: Bingo (aka "Sancho"): "Un ...

Pen Pals

Olivia Goldsmith

Signet, 2002

Very Informative & Good Plot
Not only was this a super "get even" story, but it was also informative about the plight of women in prison today. I was appalled when I read the statistics comparing women's convictions to men's in the afterward. Overall, a great story with heartwarming ...