I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

[Children's Nonfiction (Ages 10-12)]It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. When Caitlin saw Zimbabwe written on the board, it sounded like the most exotic place she had ever heard ofso she chose it. Martin was lucky to get a pen pal. There were only ten letters, 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 memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friendsand better peoplethrough letters. Their story will inspire listeners to wonder about the world at large and their place in it.