Description: The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl, a boy from Zimbabwe, and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Caitlin had never even heard of Zimbabwe when everyone in her class was told to write a letter to an unknown student in a distant place. Excited for the first time about homework, she went home that night and wrote about her favorite color and what sports she played, and asked her mystery pen-pal about life in Zimbabwe. Martin had never heard of Pennsylvania when he read Caitlin's letter. He was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter--his class only received ten letters for fifty kids! But as the top student, he got the first one. He wrote Caitlin back, talking about his siblings and soccer and saying he hoped she wrote again. These letters were the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends--and better people--through their inspiring long-distance exchange., The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends --and better people--through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it., It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends--and better people--through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire readers to look beyond their own lives and wonder about the world at large and their place in it. (Item has no signs of wear and is in near perfect condition!)
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Format: Trade Paperback
Personalize: No
Item Width: 9 in
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Item Length: 12 in
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Friendship, People & Places / Africa, Social Topics / Homelessness & Poverty, Sociology / General
Vintage: No
Era: 2010s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Language: English
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 15 oz
Book Title: I Will Always Write Back : How One Letter Changed Two Lives
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults
Author: Caitlin Alifirenka, Martin Ganda
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Inscribed: No
Signed: No
Genre: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Young Adult Nonfiction
Personalized: No
Type: Novel
