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Bravo, Max!

As he turns eleven years old, Max, an English boy, exchanges letters with his favorite author, from whom he receives some advice about writing a play and about coping with his mother's new boyfriend.

First year letters

The children in Mrs. Sarah Jane Hartwell's class write letters to her.

Swing

Noah, who is white, and his best friend Walt, who is black, are determined to woo the girls of their dreams and become star athletes despite being cut from the baseball team and Sam, Noah's dream girl, having him firmly in the friend zone. When Noah finds a stash of old love letters that have the words that he's always wanted to say to Sam, he starts making artwork using lines from the letters. When his art becomes public, and hidden prejudices in the town build to a climax, Noah and Walt have to decide what love, friendship, sacrifice, and the truth mean to them.
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We'll fly away

2019
"Toby and Luke are best friends, bound by a goal of leaving their hometown for Luke's wrestling scholarship, but a series of events during their senior year will test their resolve"--Provided by publisher.
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Resurrection Girls

2019
Drawn out of her grief by new neighbors, the Hallas women, sixteen-year-old Olivia Foster perceives a darkness surrounding them that goes beyond Kara Hallas's habit of writing to men on death row.
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Everything grows

a novel
"Fifteen-year-old Eleanor Fromme just chopped off all of her hair. How else should she cope after hearing that her bully, James, has taken his own life? When Eleanor's English teacher suggests students write letters they'll never send, Eleanor writers to James. With each letter she writes, Eleanor discovers more about herself, even while trying to make sense of his death. And, with the help of a unique cast of characters, Eleanor not only learns what it means to be inside a body that does not quite match what she feels on the inside, but also comes to terms with her own mother's mental illness. Told through a series of letters and set against a 1993-era backdrop of grunge rock and riot grrl bands"--Publisher's website.

Why no goodbye?

2019
When his mother escapes Myanmar with his siblings during the Rohingya crisis, thirteen-year-old Jubair expresses anger over the abandonment and struggles to find forgiveness, in a series of letters.

The love letter

2019
"Stumbling on the same mysterious love letter in turn, best friends Hedgehog, Bunny, and Squirrel are reminded of the joys of friendship following a silly mix-up about their secret admirer"--OCLC.
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The love letters of Abelard and Lily

2017
Lily, who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Abelard, who has Asperger's, meet in detention and discover a mutual affinity for love letters--and, despite their differences, each other.
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I love you, Michael Collins

2018
In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.
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