Dear Pen Pal

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!

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/05/2026
ISBN: 9781665988162
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.20d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 133819 / Dear Pen Pal
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 15