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Extra Credit Hardback - 2009

by Andrew Clements; Mark Elliott (Illustrator)

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The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Frindle" pens a novel about a young girl in the sixth grade who corresponds with children in Afghanistan, and the discoveries they make about their communities and themselves. Illustrations.

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It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork. She just doesn't like doing it. And in February a warning letter arrives at her home. Abby will have to repeat sixth grade--unless she meets some specific conditions, including taking on an extra-credit project to find a pen pal in a distant country. Seems simple enough. But when Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, the village elders agree that any letters going back to America must be written well. In English. And the only qualified student is a boy, Sadeed Bayat. Except in this village, it is not proper for a boy to correspond with a girl. So Sadeed's younger sister will write the letters. Except she knows hardly any English. So Sadeed must write the letters. For his sister to sign. 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? Not so simple. But 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 one another. And in just a few short weeks, they make important discoveries about their communities, about their world, and most of all, about themselves.

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  • Title Extra Credit
  • Author Andrew Clements; Mark Elliott (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, NY
  • Publication date 2009-06-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781416949299 / 1416949291
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Illinois, Afghanistan
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008042877
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2009, Page 55
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 09/01/2009, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 07/01/2009, Page 418
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2009, Page 365
  • Multicultural Review, 05/01/2010, Page 74
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/08/2009, Page 43
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/2009, Page 100

About the author

Andrew Clements (1949-2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

Mark Elliott has a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated a number of book covers, and his work has been exhibited at the Society of Illustrators and the Art Directors Guild. Mark lives on a sheep farm in the Hudson Valley region of New York.

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