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As teachers, parents, and readers, we're always looking for good books to read and to recommend to our students, their parents, and other teachers. We've also found that writing letters back and forth with our students about the books they read is a great way to encourage them to analyze literature and develop stronger writing skills, while enriching our relationships with them. Reading Workshop, especially as described by Nancie Atwell and Lucy Calkins, and the mentoring that homeschoolers often seek out inspired us to develop the Reading Pen Pals project. In addition to reading her RPP letters, you can read Justine on Slate here, here, and here and check out some of her favorite young adult novels here at the New York Times. Or check out Groupe Play Bac's Homework Helpsters (Grade 5, Grade 4, and Grade 3), on which she worked as a curriculum consultant and writer. Contact Justine with any questions or suggestions about the Reading Pen Pals project at mailbox@readingpenpals.com.
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Justine
Henning has
been teaching students individually and in schools
for twenty years in Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and New
York City. Her recent work with homeschoolers inspires her to expand
her own horizons and those of her students beyond what she'd once
thought possible. Teaching herself to draw and watching a third
grade student work through algebra programs designed for much older
children reinforced her conviction that the possibilities of education
are limitless. Through Reading Pen Pals, she hopes to help students
have fun while reading and analyzing excellent books. 
Erik
Nauman is
the middle school technology coordinator at The Hewitt School. He has been an avid reader since childhood, when he especially enjoyed
fantasy, such as A Wrinkle in Time, LeGuin's Wizard of Earthsea
trilogy, and, of course, the Lord of the Rings. He
especially loves to read books aloud because other people always
notice things that he hasn't thought of. He composes electronic
music and designs Web sites (he made this one!). See