Dear Pen Pal

By: Frederick, Heather Vogel

The club members weather big changes with help from each other and Jean Webster in this third book in the acclaimed Mother-Daughter Book Club middle grade series--now with a fresh, cozy new look

Could the book club break up? When Jess is offered an anonymous scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, she's not sure that leaving home--and her friends--is what she wants to do. Meanwhile Megan's grandmother comes for a long visit and turns everything in the Wong household upside down, Emma crusades against her middle school's new uniforms, and Cassidy finds out there's a big change ahead for her family.

Inspired by Jess's unexpected opportunity, the book club decides to read Jean Webster's classic Daddy-Long-Legs, and there's an added twist this year when they become pen pals with the girls in a book club in Wyoming. There's plenty to write to their new friends about, from a prank-filled slumber party to a not-so-secret puppy--and even a surprise first kiss.

In this third book in the beloved Mother-Daughter Book Club series, the girls learn that as long as they have one another--and a good book--they're ready for whatever eighth grade has in store

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665986468
• ISBN13: 9781665986465
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7