<b>The <i>New York Times </i>bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe -- and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.<br></b><br>It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. <br>Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one.<br><br>That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.<br><br>In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends--and better people--through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.