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Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
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Teaches young learners the basics of writing a poem, addressing topics such as basic poetry fundamentals, format, using the senses, and presentation. Features activities throughout that help readers navigate through different types of poems, and includes color photographs, a glossary, sources for further information, and an index.
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"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a...
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Priscilla Cilla Lee-Jenkins has just finished her (future) bestselling memoir, and now she's ready to write a Classic. This one promises to have everything: romance, adventure, and plenty of drama like Cilla's struggles to be more Chinese, to be the perfect flower girl at Aunt Eva's wedding, and to learn how to share her best friend.
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Vera Vance gets the chance of a lifetime when her mother allows her to go to an after-school comics camp, even though she doesn't think the camp is really that educational. Vera's new friend Nixie encourages her, and Vera creates her own little comic, "The Secret Life of Little Spoon." The camp teachers announce a field trip to a local comic-con where the campers will be able to show off their creations, but Vera's mother says she cannot go. Somehow,...
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"SOME PIG," Charlotte the spider's praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. In Some Writer!, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and...
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"How can young writers share their writing? This book introduces readers to different kinds of writing and the digital tools they can use to share writing online. Readers will learn about blogs and websites, as well as online journals and newsletters. Using real-world advice from 'Quick Tip' boxes, readers will learn how to stay safe online and make their writing stand out. Informational text is supported by bright visuals. Readers can use navigational...