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It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place.
Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.

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I am not only an author but a private ELA tutor. One of my high school students read this book and recommended it to me. While the writing itself is a bit overdone (the book should have been pared down a bit), the story itself is one that no one should miss. The friendship between these two people from different worlds really is a testament to the human spirit. The book teaches us that we can love anyone, anywhere, from any background, if we open our hearts. We ALL can change other people's lives, and we ALL can become better…

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