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Been there, done that : writing stories from real life / edited by Mike Winchell.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2015Description: vii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780448486727
  • 0448486725
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Follow the leader? The push and pull of peer pressure -- If only: dealing with regret, guilt, and sadness -- I can't believe you did that! Being surprised by what some people do -- Sacrifice: putting others first -- Why or why not? Asking questions about the world around you -- Things will never be the same: Dealing with change.
Summary: "Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen"-- Provided by publisher.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction Winchell Mike Available 33111008135390
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Winchell Mike Checked out 07/16/2024 33111008342137
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Award-winning and bestselling authors turn their own real-life experiences into captivating works of fiction!

Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen.

A collection of short stories with the authors' notes on how they used their real-life experiences in them.

"Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen"-- Provided by publisher.

Follow the leader? The push and pull of peer pressure -- If only: dealing with regret, guilt, and sadness -- I can't believe you did that! Being surprised by what some people do -- Sacrifice: putting others first -- Why or why not? Asking questions about the world around you -- Things will never be the same: Dealing with change.

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