Two schools, one in Ireland and one in England, have decided to set up a pen-pal programme between their pupils. Luke is hoping to get an English boy to write to, but instead he gets stuck with Elma, who would prefer an Irish girl as her penpal. Reluctantly, the two begin their correspondence.
Life is not going well for either Luke or Elma, so they invent new, more glamorous lives for themselves in their letters, little realising how similar their true lives actually are.
However, when things take a turn for the worse, Elma has no one to confide in except Luke. He offers some useful advice and in turn tells the truth about his life and family.
Together they realise that things are beginning to look up....
Judi Curtin is the best-selling author of the ‘Alice and Megan’ series, the 'Eva' series. several other books. Judi's new series, beginning with Time After Time, is about Beth and Molly, accidental time-travelling best friends. Judi Curtin won the Irish Book Award Senior 2017 for Stand By Me.
Born in Kerry, with parents from Clare, Roisin Meaney is currently a primary teacher living in Limerick. She is a published author of adult fiction:
The Daisy Picker (Tivoli, 2004) and
Putting Out the Stars (Tivoli, 2005). Her short story
Three Letters was published in
Moments (Cle, 2005).
'Written in a lively, humourous and very readable style. It is both enjoyable and relevant and deal with several issues in a sensitive and amusing way. Could be used effectively as a class novel for either single sex or co-ed schools with lots of scope for guided discussion and more informal debate.'
In Touch Magazine
'A fantastic read'
The Sunday Tribune
'The Journal series offers girls stories they can easily identify with'
The Sunday Independent
Sunday Independent
'a charming tale' 'a cleverly crafted story'
Books Ireland
Reader Reviews
I love this book so much! …I've read all of the Alice & Megan Books!
Chloe on 10th September 2012
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Australian edition (hardback) cover
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Norwegian edition (hardback) cover
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