Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors

by Marion Dane Bauer, James Cross Giblin

Overview

Presents a selection of short fiction written by students in grades four through twelve followed by Bauer's comments on each, detailing what works well and making suggestions for improvements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395815991
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/18/1996
Series:	Follow-Up To: What's Your Story?
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.52(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 13 Years

About the Author

Marion Dane Bauer has written more than one hundred children's books, including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and novels. She won a Newbery Honor for On My Honor, a middle grade coming-of-age story. She lives in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. www.mariondanebauer.com.

James Cross Giblin (1933-2016) was the author of more than twenty critically acclaimed books for young people. His book The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Budding writers will find this of interest as will language-arts teachers, who may want to add copies to their classroom collections." Booklist, ALA

Editorial Reviews

"Budding writers will find this of interest as will language-arts teachers, who may want to add copies to their classroom collections." Booklist, ALA —

From the Publisher

Gr 6-10-In this easy-to-follow writing workshop, Bauer presents the basic elements of a good story, illustrating each with pieces written by students in grades 4-12. By responding to each example and discussing revision techniques, the book takes budding authors step-by-step through the construction of a narrative. The suggestions for each individual piece can be applied to any type of writing. The students' work adds enough variety and interest to keep the attention of most young people, but it will have a special appeal to any who might want to be published or who are having trouble organizing their thoughts and putting them on paper. Autobiographical statements from the young people give insight as to what motivates them to write, as well as some personal information that lends immediacy. Bauer helps guide young authors toward good writing styles, while still encouraging them to explore their creative thoughts.-Tracey Kroll, Brookland Middle School, Richmond, VA

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