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prussianredknight
Since: Mar, 2014
14th Sep, 2016 12:39:02 PM
Found it, it's "Secret Letters From 0 to 10" by Susie Morgenstern
This is a children's book which takes place in the 90s. It's about a young boy who lives with his grandmother, and I'm fairly sure the title/one main plot point of the book is that he received letters from his mother (who may or may not be dead). He and his grandma are kind of boring and shut in until they get a new tenant or nanny for him. She is an attractive young woman who makes them open up the windows and live life type of thing, and the kid also makes friends with a neighbor girl, and they get into some weird adventures, including sneaking a kitten to school in their classroom. They boy's name may start with the letter "E."