Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Extra CreditISBN13:9781416949312ISBN10:1416949313Author:Clements, Andrew (Author), Elliott, Mark (Illustrator)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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:ATHENEUM BOOKSPublication Date:2011-02-01Weight:0.33 lbsDimensions:0.62'' H x 7.63'' L x 5.27'' WNumber of Pages:189Language:English
Price: 8.99 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2025-02-03T13:16:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Extra Credit
Author: Andrew Clements
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: People & Places / Asia, School & Education, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), General, Family / Siblings, People & Places / Middle East, People & Places / United States / General
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
