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Pen pal

by Francesca Forrest

Self-actualization (Psychology)FictionFriendshipBrothers and sistersPolitical prisonersPen pals

Em, a child from a floating village off the US Gulf Coast, throws a message in a bottle into the sea. The message ends up in the hands of Kaya, a Southeast Asian activist in a volcanic prison. Their subsequent correspondence has profound consequences for themselves and their communities.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library