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Title details for Snail Mail No More by Paula Danziger - Available

Snail Mail No More

by Paula Danziger
Ann M. Martin
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In this powerful sequel to the acclaimed novel-in-letters P.S. Longer Letter Later, best friends Elizabeth and Tara*Starr are still totally different. Tara*Starr accessorizes with glitter and sequins and loves to be in the spotlight. Elizabeth loves to read and write poetry and hates to be the center of attention. Though the two live far from each other, they continue to correspond regularly–now via e-mail.
But distance–and unexpected life events, put the girls’ friendship to the test. When Tara*Starr’s parents announce her mother is pregnant, Tara*Starr has to get used to the idea of being a big sister for the first time. And just as Elizabeth adjusts to her parents’ separation and realizes the extent of her father’s alcoholism, life spins tragically out of control for her family
Through a correspondence more touching than ever, the lives and changing relationship of these two friends is chronicled with warmth, humor, and heart.

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  • Release date

    April 28, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739373897
      • File size: 132882 KB
      • Duration: 04:36:50

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 660
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Best friends Tara Starr and Elizabeth continue the correspondence detailing the trials and tribulations of family and middle-school life begun in P.S. Longer Letter Later. Both families enter the computer world, enabling the girls to correspond by email. This could not be a more timely book. As we see email woven into the fabric of middle-school students' lives, it is high time that it's woven into book format. In fact, Danziger and Martin crafted the story via email. As readers, the authors are superb. Who could know Elizabeth and Tara better or how they will respond to each joy and crisis? Danziger and Martin are genuine and fresh. Their intimate involvement with each character makes for a flowing presentation. The listener shares the immediacy of each email message as it is opened and read. Kudos to the authors for a great listening experience! A.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 28, 2000
      With just a glance at the cover of this alternately funny and poignant sequel, fans of Danziger and Martin's P.S. Longer Letter Later will know that pen pals Tara*Starr and Elizabeth have entered the 21st century. The best buddies, whose friendship evolved from daily visits to eagerly anticipated missives sent via postal carrier in the first novel, now have traded pencil for mouse. Danziger and Martin make the most of e-mail technology. When Tara*Starr's mother encounters a bumpy point in her pregnancy, readers sense the tension mounting as Elizabeth's barrage of concerned "instant messages" goes unanswered; at one point, Tara*Starr even chides Elizabeth that she probably prefers the more deliberate nature of letter-writing to e-mail. With electronic correspondence spanning Elizabeth's summer visit to Tara's new Ohio home, the start of eighth grade, friendships with boys that metamorphose into more and weightier family issues, this book speaks just as authentically to middle graders as the authors' previous title did. The two characters approach life differently enough that there will likely be a response or suggestion that resonates with every reader, and both heroines share one important trait: they are all heart. Ages 8-12.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.1
  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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