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

The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.

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 letters, and fifty kids in his class. 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 dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends--and better people--through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/14/2015
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316241311
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 173540 / I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives


Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 126
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2015
New York Times Book Review 05/10/2015 pg. 19
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 206 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 116

About the Author
Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda met as pen pals in 1997 and are still best friends today.

Liz Welch is an award-winning journalist and memoirist whose critically acclaimed first book, The Kids Are All Right co-authored with her sister Diana Welch, won an ALA Alex Award.