I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
By Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherHachette Book GroupImprintLittle, BrownISBN
9780316241311
Awards and Honors2018-2019 Soaring Eagle Award Final Nominee
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) 2018—2019 Nominee
2017-2018 SD Teen Choice Book Award Winner, Middle School
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Nonfiction, Silver
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Nonfiction
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Mild Language,Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
In 1997, Caitlin, an American, and Martin, a Zimbabwean, became pen pals through school. In 2003—years after they had become best friends—Caitlin and Martin finally met. Photographs.
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