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A humorous chapter book set in the future - first in Lou Treleaven's Penpals on Pluto series. I asked Mrs. Hall if I could swap pen pals, but she said there weren't any boys left. I said I didn't want to write to a girl on Pluto which, it turns out, isn't even a proper planet. Jon's teacher is making him write letters - which is bad enough. What's worst is that his pen pal is a girl. . . on Pluto! Reluctant at the beginning, Jon realizes that he has more in common with his pen pal, Straxi, than he first thought. They even send each other gifts! When Pluto's President decides to pull up all the horrid-smelling vomblefruit to encourage tourism, there are disastrous consequences. Can Jon and Straxi save Pluto together, even though they're four billion miles apart? Presented as a series of letters sent between Jon and Straxi, Letter to Pluto is an engaging read for 7 - 9 year olds. Accompanying doodle-like illustrations help bring the story to life.

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"""A fun and fanciful exploration of life in the future.""--Kirkus Reviews -- (11/10/2019 12:00:00 AM)"

A pair of grade school pen pals exchange a series of amusing letters between Earth and Pluto. Jon lives in England. His very creative teacher has assigned her students pen pals, with all of the letters to be written on paper, a novel concept in the 24th century. Straxi, his pen pal, is a human girl who lives with her family on odoriferous Pluto. She describes to Jon how the president of the planet has decided to destroy all the very stinky vomblefruit trees in an effort to improve Pluto and boost tourism. Before that can happen, she sends Jon a vomblefruit that his mother attempts to keep alive in her greenhouse. It's only after all the trees are dead that people on Pluto discover that they were critical to the ecosystem; everything else begins to falter, too, making the planet almost uninhabitable. After Jon sends back the seed from his vomblefruit to begin to restore the lost trees, Pluto is saved and the two children become celebrities. Presented in large 'handwritten' text on faux lined paper and accompanied by numerous amusing, small illustrations the protagonists have drawn on their letters, this quick read is both highly imaginative and entertaining, with a useful embedded environmental message. Although character development is minimal, it's the novel ideas and inventive presentation that shine. Humans depicted present white. A fun and fanciful exploration of life in the future.--Kirkus Reviews -- Journal (11/10/2019 12:00:00 AM)

A pair of grade school pen pals exchange a series of amusing letters between Earth and Pluto. Jon lives in England. His very creative teacher has assigned her students pen pals, with all of the letters to be written on paper, a novel concept in the 24th century. Straxi, his pen pal, is a human girl who lives with her family on odoriferous Pluto. She describes to Jon how the president of the planet has decided to destroy all the very stinky vomblefruit trees in an effort to improve Pluto and boost tourism. Before that can happen, she sends Jon a vomblefruit that his mother attempts to keep alive in her greenhouse. It's only after all the trees are dead that people on Pluto discover that they were critical to the ecosystem; everything else begins to falter, too, making the planet almost uninhabitable. After Jon sends back the seed from his vomblefruit to begin to restore the lost trees, Pluto is saved and the two children become celebrities. Presented in large 'handwritten' text on faux lined paper and accompanied by numerous amusing, small illustrations the protagonists have drawn on their letters, this quick read is both highly imaginative and entertaining, with a useful embedded environmental message. Although character development is minimal, it's the novel ideas and inventive presentation that shine. Humans depicted present white. A fun and fanciful exploration of life in the future. --Kirkus Reviews --Journal

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Lou Treleaven lives next door to a farm in Bedfordshire, England, with her family, a silly dog called Honey and a cat called Badger. She has written plays, picture books, and junior fiction. Katie Abey is an illustrator who lives in Derbyshire, UK, with a cat, a hedgehog and a husband. She loves color and this is reflected in her bright studio and her hair, which changes color. Lou Treleaven lives next door to a farm in Bedfordshire, England, with her family, a silly dog called Honey and a cat called Badger. She has written plays, picture books, and junior fiction.

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