{"product_id":"my-pen-pal-9798850111076","title":"My Pen Pal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ethan Howatt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - Clean \u0026amp; Wholesome\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes the smallest connection can make the biggest difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing his mother at a young age, Dawn is left to face the world with only his father's and small church's support. At nine-year-old Dawn feels the world shift beneath his feet, when he suddenly becomes the center of attention at school - for all the wrong reasons. The one shining star are the letters from a pen pal in South Korea: a boy his age who suffers from loneliness due to his failing body. Together the boys find something that they haven't felt in a long time - understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs bullying follows him through childhood and into his teenage years, Dawn chooses to stick with his chosen path. Guided by years of honest letters, encouragement, and hard-earned wisdom from across the world, he learns to respond to cruelty with character and isolation with integrity even though it is never easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy sixteen, Dawn resigned to his high school fate - but life is about to become far more complicated. When a beautiful female student from Korea moves next door, long-held assumptions begin to unravel. And when the CIA unexpectedly enters the picture, the quiet friendship that shaped Dawn's life is pulled into a whirlwind he never saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Pen Pal\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring coming-of-age story about grief, resilience, brotherhood across borders, and the powerful - sometimes dangerous - impact of doing what's right.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775103582359,"sku":"9798850111076","price":1014.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798850111076.webp?v=1777988506","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/my-pen-pal-9798850111076","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}