Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories

by Jack Gantos

Book Overview

The Newbery Award-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt shares advice for how to be the best brilliant writer in this funny and practical creative writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.

With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, Jack Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to unearth story ideas from their everyday...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374304564
• ISBN13: 9780374304560
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7