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!

Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781665986465
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 133819 / Dear Pen Pal

About the Author
Frederick, Heather Vogel: - Heather Vogel Frederick is the award-winning author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series, the Pumpkin Falls Mystery series, the Patience Goodspeed books, the Spy Mice series, and Once Upon a Toad. An avid fan of small towns like Pumpkin Falls, Heather and her husband live in New England, close to where Heather grew up. You can learn more about the author and her books at HeatherVogelFrederick.com.