pen pals

The reader makes choices that control the outcome of a visit from pen pal Billy, who is not the way he seemed in his letters.

Karen thinks having a pen pal is so cool, but her pen pal turns out to be a big bragger. Karen makes things up about herself, and worries when her pen pal announces plans to visit Stoneybrook.

In letters to an elderly pen pal, eleven-year-old Julie describes how her mischievous younger brother is always getting her in trouble, how she is dealing with painful juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and how she struggles to finish a fund-raising race on crutches.

"Shortly after Cass's big brother is deployed to fight in Iraq, Cass becomes pen pals with an Iraqi girl who opens up her eyes to the effects of war"--Provided by publisher.

Three young middle-school-age children, Abby, Amira, and Sadeed, exchange letters back and forth between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan and begin to bridge a gap across cultural and religious divides.

Sarah writes to her pen pal in South America about her attempts to plan a surprise birthday party and her dislike of a new girl at school.

Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.