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Been There, Done That: Writing Stories From Real Life
By WINCHELL, Mike
- ISBN
- 9780448486727
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–7—A collection of short works from a wide variety of young adult and juvenile fiction writers. Each piece has two parts: actual events from the author's' life and the story that was inspired by that event. The book is organized into six thematic chapters such as "If Only…: Dealing with Regret, Guilt, and Sadness" and "Why or Why Not?: Asking Questions About the World Around You." Some of the works have identifiable flavors of the actual e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Each famous author (including Margarita Engle and Gary Schmidt) shares an incident from his or her life and then presents a fictional...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
