Extra Credit Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Clements, Andrew (Author), Elliott, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416949313 ISBN-13: 9781416949312 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2008042877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.27" W x 7.63" L (0.36 lbs) 224 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 130571 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Clements, Andrew: - Andrew Clements is the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards, including two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He is also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. He lives with his wife in Maine and has four grown children. Visit him at AndrewClements.com.Elliott, Mark: - Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York. |
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