Writing Magic : Creating Stories That Fly

from apandrow

This book is excellent for middle school writers, especially those making the big jump from 4th to 5th grade, or in my experience, 5th to 6th grade. The amount of writing that is required in these grade is huge, and their writing abilities change so rapidly and profoundly during this middle schoo...

from RangerRoss

Have you ever tried your hand at writing a story? How did it go? Were you frustrated that the words and the story came in fits and starts, or seemed clunky? Did you get stuck or give up in frustration? If so, then this might be the book for you. Gail Carson Levine, the writer of Ella Enchanted, c...

from harriewatson

I tnink this an excellent book as a guide to teaching creative writing and I positively hated it because I don't enjoy creative writing. I have, however, tutored many students at a private school that had a strong wtiting program with lots of creative writing assignments. I struggled to help each...

from amartin2787

Gail Carson Levine is an amazing fiction writer. Her books are magical and they take the reader to different worlds. In her book, WRITING MAGIC, Levine helps students learn what it takes to write a powerful fiction story. This book would be great to use in a writing class as a textbook. Throughou...

from kharding

It was hard for me to put this book down! The author's style of writing is very effective. This is an example of a How-to book. Each element of writing is broken down into a short chapter, with examples, explanation of why it is important, tips and a writing prompt to get kids started practicing....