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For more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice—"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."
This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes new forewords by Julia Cameron and Bill Addison....
This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes new forewords by Julia Cameron and Bill Addison....
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet shares the story of his turbulent childhood, his escape into military service and the life-changing impact of an encouraging librarian who handed him his first book.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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A girl made of stone, forever twelve years old, has outlasted the father who carved her and gave her life, but now the magical marks that animate her are fading and she must leave her mountain home and find help in the valley below if she wants her story--and those of her family--to continue.--Provided by Publisher.
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Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Bursting with practical tips and tricks, such as creating actual story-finding maps of your neighborhood, this book will help you build confidence and establish good writing habits as you learn to use a journal to snoop out plots full of action and emotion about yourself, your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your pets. As Jack shows you hot to shape your rough ideas, organize plots, and polish drafts to shiny perfection, he also shares...
11) The school story
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Yearning for life in a cloistered scriptorium, thirteen-year-old Princess Matilda, whose lame foot brings fear of the evil eye, escapes her scheming cousin Ivo and joins her servant Judith and an old friend, Parz, in hunting dragons and writing about them.
14) The Truth of memoir: how to write about yourself and others with honesty, emotion, and integrity
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Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The author provides guidance for depicting the characters who appear in memoirs.
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Series
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 7
Publisher
A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.
17) Mad love
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Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When her famous romance-novelist mother is secretly hospitalized in an expensive mental facility, sixteen-year-old Alice tries to fulfill her mother's contract with her publisher by writing a love story--with the help of Cupid.
19) Sahara special
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Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--
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