A review by rxwillard
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

3.0

Abby is in danger of failing 6th grade, unless she takes on the extra credit project of corresponding with a pen pal in Afghanistan. She exchanges letters with a 10 year old girl,she thinks, but it is really the girl's brother who writes and finds he has a lot in common with this American girl. Abby learns about the culture and beliefs of the people of Afghanistan. She is sad when the letters have to stop to protect the safety of the children in the Afghan village. Some of the village elders there are concerned that the children are learning too much about America and will want a different life.