P.s. Longer Letter Later (hc)

Martin, A.M.; Martin, A; Danziger, P; Martin, A/danziger P; Danziger, P.

ISBN 10: 0590213105 / ISBN 13: 9780590213103

Published by Scholastic Press (edition First Edition), 1998

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0590213105-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: P.s. Longer Letter Later (hc)
• Publisher: Scholastic Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590213105
• ISBN 13: 9780590213103
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Two acclaimed writers present a series of letters by best friends Elizabeth and Tara*Starr who now live in different towns but continue their friendship through letter writing, in an emotionally rich novel about two friends coping with overwhelming change.

Review

Shy, quiet Elizabeth likes whole-wheat doughnuts, but her best friend, Tara*Starr, likes custard ones with vanilla icing and multicoloured sprinkles. When Tara*Starr pictures the two of them together as old ladies, Elizabeth is knitting and she is sewing sequins and beads on everything! Despite their differences, the two seventh-grade girls are inseparable--until Tara*Starr moves away, spurring the warm, winning correspondence that scampers across the pages of Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin's P.S. Longer Letter Later: A Novel in Letters.

Elizabeth and Tara*Starr's junior high school world is one of corny jokes, words like "gazillion" and awkward moments (a New Year's Eve kiss happens at 12:08 and "it was sort of gross because the Chee-to in his mouth ended up in my mouth") but it's also a world where both girls are dealing with their evolving--and sometimes derailing--families. Danziger (writing Tara*Starr's letters) and Martin (writing Elizabeth's letters) are friends in real life and both have done a masterful job of creating the distinct, realistic, endearing voices of their characters; developing a profound, emotional and ever-changing relationship between two young girls; and crafting a page-turning story to boot. Young readers--half-laughing, half with lumps in throats--will "totally relate" to this feisty pair! (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson. --This audio edition is read by the authors