letters

In her letters to a Vermont friend, eighth grader Dossi, a Russian-Jewish immigrant living in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, shares her thoughts about her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

An educated, inquisitive young girl in Philadelphia corresponds with President Thomas Jefferson about current events, including the Lewis and Clark expedition, new inventions, and life at Monticello.

A fictional correspondence between President Abraham Lincoln and a twelve-year-old slave girl that discusses his decision to write the Emancipation Proclamation.

Joey Margolis, a young boy whose father has deserted the family, begins writing baseball player Charlie Banks and forms a relationship with the third baseman that changes both their lives for the better.

While visiting her great-grandmother, young Jessica finds letters written many years ago by a pen pal who survived the Titanic disaster.

As Class Picture Day approaches, Robby is upset about being the only child in class who has not lost a tooth, and so he writes a letter to the Tooth Fairy in hopes that she can help.

Her excitement at having a pen pal quickly turns to disappointment when Daisy, a second-grader, receives some unwelcome news about this new "friend.".

Envious of the many letters his father, mother, and visiting cousin get in the mail, six-year-old Timothy writes a pretend letter to a friend and gets a surprise back.

Morgan's adoptive mother reassures her that she is loved by reading a letter written by her birthmother. Includes a section with tips for talking to a child about adoption.

When a nonprofit organization called Save the Girls pairs a fourteen-year-old Sudanese refugee with an American teenager from Richmond, Virginia, the pen pals teach each other compassion and share a bond that bridges two continents.