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Books Written in Letters Read-Alikes

Tween Books Written in the Form of Letters (Epistolary):

  • Anderson, M.T. Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing series.
  • Axelrod, Amy. Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro.
  • Blos, Joan. Letters from the Corrugated Castle: a Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852.
  • Bonners, Susan. Edwina Victorious.
  • Letters from a Slave Girl the Story of Harriet JacobCarey, Janet Lee. Wenny Has Wings.
  • Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw.
  • Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit.
  • Cumyn, Alan. Dear Sylvia.
  • Danziger, Paula. P.S. Longer Letter Later.
  • Danziger, Paula. Snail Mail No More.
  • Gray, Dianne E. Holding Up the Earth.
  • Grindley, Sally. Dear Max.
  • Grindley, Sally. Bravo, Max!
  • Haber, Melissa G. Your Best Friend, Meredith.
  • Hansen, Joyce. One True Friend.
  • Harrington, Jane. Four Things My Geeky-Jock-of-a-Best-Friend Must Do in Europe.
  • Hesse, Karen. Letters From Rifka.
  • Holm, Jennifer L. Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: a Year Told Through Stuff.
  • Kehret, Peg. My Brother Made Me Do It.
  • Klise, Kate. Dying to Meet You.
  • Klise, Kate. Letters From Camp.
  • Klise, Kate. Over My Dead Body.
  • Klise, Kate. Regarding the Bathrooms.
  • Klise, Kate. Regarding the Bees.
  • Klise, Kate. Regarding the Fountain.
  • Klise, Kate. Regarding the Sink.
  • Klise, Kate. Regarding the Trees.
  • Klise, Kate. Till Death Do Us Bark.
  • LaFleur, Suzanne. Love, Aubrey.
  • Lyons, Mary E. Letters from a Slave Girl: the Story of Harriet Jacobs.
  • Lyons, Mary E. Letters from a Slave Boy: the Story of Joseph Jacobs.
  • Malcolm, Jahnna. The Write Stuff.
  • Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Year of Secret Assignments.
  • Spinelli, Jerry. Love, Stargirl.
  • Whybrow, Ian. Little Wolf’s Haunted Hall for Small Horrors.
  • Whybrown, Ian. Little Wolf: Terror of the Shivery Sea.
  • Wiles, Deborah. Love, Ruby Lavender.
  • Wolf, Allan. New Found Land: Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery: a Novel.
  • Woodruff, Elvira. Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad.
  • Woodruff, Elvira. Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail.
  • Woodson, Jacqueline. Peace, Locomotion.
  • Wrede, Patricia. The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After.
  • Wrede, Patricia. Sorcery and Cecelia, or, the Enchanted Chocolate Pot.
  • Yee, Lisa. So Totally Emily Ebers.
  • Ylvisaker, Anne. Dear Papa.
Published on Oct 1, 2011
Posted by: pennypeck
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