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approx. 4 hours
3 cassettes
Read by the authors.

Best friends Elizabeth and Tara*Starr are still totally different.  Tara*Starr accessorizes with glitter and sequins, and loves the spotlight.  Elizabeth loves reading and writing poetry, and hates to be the center of attention.  Though the two live far from each other, they continue to correspond regularly--now, via E-mail.  But distance--and life events out of their control--put the girls' friendship to the test.  --An unforgettable testament to the power of friendship.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505288 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .81" h x 5.62" w x 7.50" l, .48 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

From Amazon.com
Tara*Starr and Elizabeth finally have e-mail and they are sooooooo excited. After a year of snail mail following Tara*Starr's move to Ohio (chronicled in P.S. Longer Letter Later), the long-distance friends are ready for the more immediate gratification of e-mail. Eighth grade turns out to be as intense as seventh, with still more challenges to the best friends' relationship, including new local friendships for each, a baby sibling on the way for Tara*Starr, devastating drama from Elizabeth's alcoholic and absent father, and ever-broadening horizons for both teens.

Two terrifically popular authors, Paula Danziger (The Cat Ate My Gymsuit) and Ann M. Martin (The Baby-Sitters Club series), make a wildly contrasting yet compatible team, as reflected in Martin's reserved and introspective Elizabeth, and Danziger's exuberantly hyperbolical Tara*Starr. Honest and unpredictable, and oh-so-current, the book addresses many of the issues that plague and perplex teenagers today: dating, drinking, friendships, changing relationships with parents, divorce, even death. Impossible to put down, this novel in e-mail messages is every bit as warm, complex, profound, and moving as the authors' first team effort. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly
The two characters in this sequel to P.S. Longer Letter Later enter the 21st century with differently, but share one important trait: they are all heart," wrote PW in a starred review. Ages 8-12.

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From School Library Journal
Grade 6-8-The adventures and friendship of Elizabeth and TaraHStarr continue in this sequel to P. S. Longer Letter Later (Scholastic, 1998), in which two best friends are separated by a move at the onset of seventh grade. Told through the girls' e-mail correspondence, the story picks up where the first book left off. Elizabeth is still adjusting to living without her alcoholic father and TaraHStarr is trying to accept the imminent arrival of a dreaded new sibling. The theme of sustaining a long-distance relationship is peppered with other challenges characteristic of junior high school: making new friends, finding one's niche, dealing with parents and siblings, getting grounded, and having and losing boyfriends. Each issue is met with typical adolescent enthusiasm (exclamation points abound), but the personalities of the two girls remain strong and distinct in spite of an adult voice that sometimes creeps through. The e-mails resemble regular snail-mail letters-not what you might expect from eighth graders (there isn't a single dirty joke or chain letter in the entire book), but they lend immediacy to the story. Though this book lacks the energy and freshness of the first one, fans will find it to be an enjoyable sequel.
Linda Bindner, formerly at Athens Clarke County Library, GA
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