The Year of Secret Assignments by Jacelyn Moriarty

This was a great book. I picked this book to read because it is written entirely in the format of letters, diary entries, and emails. The author, Jacelyn Moriarty, is very successful at this writing style. Each of the six main characters have personalities that really stand out. I like this book a lot because the author was able to give the characters voice and personalities just by letters and written things, in which actions and event can not be shown. I also like her sense of humor. This book is about three girls, Lydia, Emily, and Cassie, who write anonymous letters to a neighboring school for a pen pal project. The letter's recipients, Sebastian, Charlie, and Matthew Dunlop, soon become very close with the girls. Soon after, though, Cassie finds out that there is no such person as Matthew Dunlop that goes to that high school, and the five friends set out on a mission to find him. Overall, this has been a very funny book, and I would definitely recommend it. I have read another book by this author, and it is in the same format.This author is very talented at really just giving her characters realistic personalities. I love this author in general and would recommend her also.