This is not my story / written by Ryan Uytdewilligen ; illustrated by David Huyck.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781525303432
- 1525303430
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Graphic Novel | THIS IS NOT MY S | Available | 33111011064884 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Graphic Novel | THIS IS NOT MY S | Available | 33111011285976 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An author and his hero embark on a genre-bending journey to find the right story.
The brave captain of a tiny spaceship is surrounded by flying saucers. Though the situation appears dire, he knows just what to do ... um, wait! The brave captain - ahem, boy - tells the author to stop the action: He's got it all wrong. This is not the boy's story. He belongs in a different story. The author considers this. Then he begins again, with a story about Cattle King Carl, the quickest cattle wrangler in the West ... No! Still not the boy's story? Hmm. Is he a dragon-slaying knight? No! A vampire's next victim? No! A boy going on a date? No! Will the author ever come up with the right story?
Multi-award-winning author Ryan Uytdewilligen employs a funny and unique take on metafiction and the literary technique of breaking the fourth wall to provide an easy-to-understand exploration of literary genres. The book also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process that highlights the value of perseverance and teamwork. The appealing graphic novel-style art by award-winning illustrator David Huyck features loads of visual interest and humorous details for readers to pore over. With each new story depicting a different genre, this book is an excellent resource for language arts lessons on literary genres. An author's note defines the genres and the differences between fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
"This Is Not My Story is an adventure-filled introduction to the ten literary genres. The story starts with our hero, a brave captain flying his spaceship through an army of saucers. To defeat the aliens, all the hero has to do is push the right button and ... the hero stops the story. It turns out this is the wrong story for him. After pleading with the author to put him in the proper story, the two settle on a shoot-out in the Old West -- until the hero once again begs the author to find a better fit. Could he be a dragon-slaying knight? A vampire victim? A crime-scene detective? The author tries again and again -- at one point leaving the hero waiting in his underwear! -- but he just can't seem to get it right. So the hero decides to take matters into his own hands...."-- Provided by publisher.