The Best Part of Me


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An award-winning photographer captures children's thoughts about their bodies in striking b&w photos and disarmingly honest words.




Will Grayson, Will Grayson


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Two award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author join forces for a collaborative novel of awesome proportions. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical. Hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful, John Green and David Levithan’s collaborative novel is brimming with a double helping of the heart and humor that have won them both legions of faithful fans. A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice An ALA Stonewall Honor Book “Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer.” —The New York Times Book Review ★“Will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today.” —NPR’sThe Roundtable




Techniques of the Selling Writer


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Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by all beginning writers. Here one can learn how to group words into copy that moves, movement into scenes, and scenes into stories; how to develop characters, how to revise and polish, and finally, how to sell the product. No one can teach talent, but the practical skills of the professional writer's craft can certainly be taught. The correct and imaginative use of these kills can shorten any beginner's apprenticeship by years. This is the book for writers who want to turn rejection slips into cashable checks.




Creative Writing Skills


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Discover the secrets to becoming an amazing author. - Find your creative spark - Grow your skills and confidence - Have more fun with your writing Packed with top tips, this awesome workbook has everything you need to know about creating colourful characters, perfect plots, dynamite dialogue, and lots more.




100 Creative Writing Activities to Promote Positive Thinking


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This is a versatile book of inspiring, ready-to-use, creative writing activities. Each activity has been designed to encourage writers, providing interesting and fun projects that promote positive healthy emotions, such as thankfulness, fun, happiness, hopefulness, love, wonder, inspiration, creativity, etc. This title includes activities that are attractively presented to help inspire the writer and enhance the appearance of the project. The activities help writers to explore a wide range of positive emotional experiences that may contribute to their wellbeing and mental health. This title includes simple and fun activities that can be used with individuals or groups. It encompasses a wide variety of practical, everyday writing styles and skills, such as thank you cards, shopping lists, instructions, recipes, etc. The activities are not intended to explore painful emotional experiences so can be used safely by non-professionals and individuals working on their own. This book is useful for anyone working with older children, teenagers, and adults of all ages, and in a wide variety of contexts.




Designing Writing Assignments


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Effective student writing begins with well-designed classroom assignments. In Designing Writing Assignments, veteran educator Traci Gardner offers practical ways for teachers to develop assignments that will allow students to express their creativity and grow as writers and thinkers while still addressing the many demands of resource-stretched classrooms.




Writing Skills Activities for Special Children


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Now available in lay flat, paperback edition, here's the book you need to help elementary students with special needs develop basic writing skills, relate writing to real-life tasks, and explore writing as a creative, enjoyable event! The book includes 135 step-by-step lessons and 269 illustrated activity sheets. It moves from copying words and completing sentences to processing the writing reports and stories, from filling out necessary forms to taking class notes, writing a letter, and addressing an envelope. For quick access and easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into four sections: Writing Words Writing Sentences Writing Paragraphs Other Types of Writing Activities




Quick-n-Fun Writing Activities Just for Young Learners


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"Give kids practice with 26 fun forms of writing, including alphabet books, pet tales, weather reports, super silly recipes, book reviews, color descriptions, character comparisons, and everything in between!"--Page 4 of cover




101 Creative Writing Exercises


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101 Creative Writing Exercises takes you on an adventure through the world of creative writing. Explore different forms and genres by experimenting with fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Discover effective writing concepts, tools, and techniques. Create projects you can publish. Ideal for new and experienced writers alike, this book will enlighten and inspire you with exciting new ideas. Freewriting Journaling and Memoir Fiction and Storytelling Form Poetry and Free Verse Article and Blog Writing By Melissa Donovan, Founder and Editor of Writing Forward, a critically acclaimed blog packed with creative writing tips and ideas




25 Fun Grammar Games to Develop Writing


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This book entitled, “25 Fun Grammar Games to Develop Writing – A Handbook for Teachers”, intends to make children familiar with grammatical structures like parts of speech, articles, affixes, voices and tenses. These grammatical structures forms the basis for writing. When the students get familiar with these concepts at their upper primary stage, their grammatical mistakes can be eliminated to a greater extent. This book is designed by integrating multiple approaches and methods for various kinds of games like Direct method, Lexical approach, Silent way, Multiple intelligence, Task Based Language learning, Content based instruction and co-operative language learning.