Teaser Tuesday
Word After Word After Word
written by Patricia MacLachlan
This book would
appeal to 3rd through 6th grades. It's an easy book to read, even for
3rd graders
A visiting author comes to visit Miss Cash's class and has
them all mesmerized about writing. Ms. Mirabel tells them "I, myself,
write to change my life, to make it come out the way I want it to." But
she encourages them to find their own words and their own reasons to
write.
The book focuses on five friends. One is facing problems with
the relationship between her parents, another is dealing with a serious
family illness. All of them share their stories underneath the lilac
bush at Henry's house after school. That's where the magical words fill
their notebooks with poems and stories that reflect their own lives.
This would make a very good helping tool to teach creative writing.
Review by Alice Brown
Take a look at the book below on amazon.
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