Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
ISBN:9781416949299
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Who dislikes doing homework? Yeah, it's not the most fun thing in the world. Well, Abby Carson doesn't just dislike doing homework; she hates it. She hates it so much that she just doesn't do it. Now she's failing her classes, and it looks like she'll have to repeat 6th grade. Abby can't stand the idea of being held back, so she begs her teachers for help. She promises to do all her homework, study extra hard, and asks if there is anything she can do for extra credit. So her teacher lets her pick an extra credit assignment out of a box. The slip of paper she chooses says that she must find a pen pal in a foreign country. Abby's teacher has contacts in three countries around the world: China, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. Abby loves rock climbing, so she asks if any of these countries have mountains. Her teacher directs her to a globe which is where she sees that Afghanistan has mountains. So, Abby writes to a student there and waits for a response.
Halfway around the world in Afghanistan, a letter arrives at a school from a girl in the United States. The letter is requesting a pen pal, and the teacher at the school wants his best student to be the one to write this girl. But there is a problem: the best student is a boy. In Afghanistan it is inappropriate for boys and girls to correspond in this manner. The teacher requests that the village leaders make an exception for Sadeed Bayat. He is very bright and has an exceptional grasp of the English language. The village leaders say no, but will allow Sadeed to help his little sister write letters to Abby. This seems to be the perfect solution for this situation. But Sadeed soon grows tired of helping his sister and does not find her letters to be very interesting. So he decides to secretly write letters to Abby. This could lead to big problems for Sadeed. And Abby might be facing problems, too. If you want to find out what happens with these pen pals, then you should read Extra Credit by Andrew Clements.
There are 15 titles nominated for the 2012 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Grades 3-5 Award. Students must read or listen to at least 3 titles in order to vote for their favorite. Votes must be in by February 1, 2012. Contact your local library to vote for your favorite!
The Ravenous Readers Book Club will be discussing Extra Credit at their meeting on Thursday, October 13th at 4pm at the Moss Bluff Library.
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