Right Back At You By: Carolyn Mackler

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Age Recommendation: Grade 6+

This is the story of Mason who lives in New York City in a small apartment with his mom. Things aren't going well in his parent's marriage, and his dad recently moved to Atlanta for a new job.  At school, Mason deals with a bully.  When the counselor he's seeing recommends writing a letter to help process what's going on in his life, Mason reluctantly decides to write to Albert Einstein.  Mason tucks the letter in his closet and what he finds in the morning is a huge surprise.  It's a letter from Talia, a girl who lives in 1987!  Somehow Mason's letter ended up in Talia's closet.  The pair end up helping each other out a lot with their back and forth letters. This is a great story of friendship, family, and growing up. I wasn't sure I'd like the fact that the letters were travelling through time, but it's a wonderful story and I recommend it to fans of realistic fiction.