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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Description
When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.
12) Darius & Twig
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem"--
13) Tofu quilt
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Growing up in 1960s Hong Kong, a young girl dreams of becoming a writer in spite of conventional limits placed on her by society and family.
14) Dexter the tough
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day.
15) The bronze pen
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
With her father's failing health and the family's shaky finances, twelve-year-old Audrey's dreams of becoming a writer seem very impractical until she is given a peculiar bronze pen that appears to have unusual powers.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a poet moves into the apartment above hers, young Juliana asks to meet her and together they write poems of tropical birds and a river that flows to the sea, typing out words that change the world, if only for a while.
17) Rufus the writer
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Rather than a lemonade stand, Rufus sets up a story stand one summer and makes a series of trades with his friends--a story for a shell, for a kitten, for a surprise, and one more as a special birthday gift for his sister.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
20) Project Mulberry
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
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