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Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch, Martin GandaI Will Always Write Back
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Summary
“Caitlin: September 1997”-“Martin: November 1997”
“Caitlin: January 1998”-“Caitlin: May 1998”
“Martin: June 1998”-“Martin: October 1998”
“Caitlin: December 1998”-“Martin: April 1999”
“Caitlin: May 1999”-“Caitlin: June 1999”
“Martin: June 1999”-“Caitlin: December 1999”
“Martin: January 2000”-“Caitlin: February 2000”
“Martin: February 2000”-“Caitlin: September 2000”
“Martin: November 2000”-“Caitlin: December 2000”
“Martin: January 2001”-“Martin: April 2001”
“Caitlin: April 2001”-“Martin: July 2001”
“Caitlin: September 2001”-“Martin: June 2002”
“Caitlin: August 2002”-“Martin: September 2002”
“Caitlin: October 2002”-“Martin: December 2002”
“Caitlin: January 2003”-“Martin: April 2003”
“Caitlin: April 2003”-“Caitlin: July 2003”
“Martin–July 2003”-“Martin–August 14, 2003”
“Caitlin: August 15, 2003”-“Caitlin: October 2015”
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“Martin: January 2000”-“Caitlin: February 2000”Chapter Summaries & Analyses
“Martin: January 2000” Summary
With Caitlin’s family’s financial support, Martin and his family can eat chicken for the first time in a while on Christmas. They share the food with the neighbors, once again telling them that the chicken is a gift from their uncle in Harare.
Martin finally writes Caitlin a long letter detailing his family’s experiences with poverty in Zimbabwe. In the letter, he asks once again for a large sum of money to register for O-level exams in preparation for advanced-level education. He also asks her about her plans for after high school.
“Caitlin: January 2000” Summary
Caitlin receives a letter from Martin after having not heard from him in a while. She is relieved to know he is doing well. At school, Caitlin distances herself from her friends who have not offered any support to her while she has been worried about Martin.
Caitlin wakes up one morning to the sound of her mother on the phone. Her mother has been talking to the American embassy in Harare to figure out how to get in contact with Martin’s school. Together, Caitlin and her mother draft a letter to the address that Martin has sent them for his school. In their letter to Mr.
