Extra credit [electronic resource] / Andrew Clements ; illustrations by Mark Elliott.
Record details
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 3:18:56. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Gabra Zackman. |
Summary, etc.: | As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen to each other. It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork, it's just that she doesn't like doing it. And that means she's pretty much failing sixth grade. When a warning letter is sent home, Abby realizes that all her slacking off could cause her to be held back -- for real! Unless she wants to repeat the sixth grade, she'll have to meet some specific conditions, including taking on an extra-credit project: find a pen pal in a foreign country ... |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 47649 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Genre: | Audiobooks. |