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Extra Credit
Extra Credit
Author: Andrew Clements
ISBN-13: 9780545241991
ISBN-10: 0545241995
Publication Date: 1/1/2010
Pages: 183
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed Extra Credit on + 515 more book reviews
Nice story about kids in school, and reaching out to others, for friendship.
vavoice avatar reviewed Extra Credit on + 158 more book reviews
This would be an excellent book for today's children for the lessons within. I would highly recommend it to my friends with, or without school-aged children, because some adults would do well to learn form these words, too. :o)
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Andrew Clements' novels are always a success in my opinion. Written for a middle grade audience, they are entertaining, inspirational, and educational, and EXTRA CREDIT is no exception.

Just look closely at the cover and you will probably guess EXTRA CREDIT is a pen pal story, but it is not just any pen pal situation. Abby finds herself reluctantly writing a pen pal letter for extra credit. She is in danger of being held back in sixth grade again next year. Desperate to go on to junior high with her friends, she has promised to do all her homework and earn B's on all future tests this year so that she can leave the sixth grade behind.

That is not quite enough for her language arts teacher. An extra credit project will also be required. That's where the letter writing comes in.

Halfway around the globe from Illinois is Sadeed living in Afghanistan. His teacher has just asked him to assist his sister in writing a pen pal letter to a girl from America. That girl is Abby.

What follows is the development of an unusual friendship and a learning experience like no other. Both young people are introduced to a culture completely different from their own, and the reactions that arise leave them both confused about the intolerant beliefs that surround them.

The possibilities for EXTRA CREDIT are endless. It could be used as a discussion starter in classrooms involving current events, different cultures, letter writing, and so much more.