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authorship

Books about authorship for readers of all ages.

Cover of Write on, Rosy!

Write on, Rosy!

Sheila Greenwald

Ages 8–12writing and creativityself-discovery

Cover of An interview with Jenny Nimmo

An interview with Jenny Nimmo

Wendy Cooling

Ages 8–14creativityauthorship

Cover of The moon and I

The moon and I

Betsy Cromer Byars, Byars

Ages 8–12authorshipself-discovery

Cover of Ryan Higa's How to Write Good

Ryan Higa's How to Write Good

Ryan Higa

Ages 9–15writingcreativity

Cover of The best story

The best story

Eileen Spinelli

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of Troy Thompson's excellent peotry book

Troy Thompson's excellent peotry book

Gary Crew

Ages 6–10creativityself-expression

Cover of The worst book ever

The worst book ever

Elise Gravel

Ages 4–8creativityself-expression

Cover of Seize the story

Seize the story

Victoria Hanley

Ages 9–15creativitywriting

Cover of Hideous love

Hideous love

Stephanie Hemphill

Ages 14–18loveauthorship

Cover of Frank and Fiona Build a Fictional Story

Frank and Fiona Build a Fictional Story

Rachel Lynette, Jan Lieffering

Ages 7–11creativityauthorship

Cover of Who was Roald Dahl?

Who was Roald Dahl?

True Kelley

Ages 7–12creativityperseverance

Cover of Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman

Margaret Speaker-Yuan

Ages 9–15creativityimagination

Cover of Please write in this book

Please write in this book

Mary Amato

Ages 6–10creativityauthorship

Cover of My Angelica

My Angelica

Carol Lynch Williams

Ages 12–16authorshipambition

Cover of What do authors do?

What do authors do?

Eileen Christelow

Ages 4–8creativityauthorship

Cover of Presenting Robert Cormier

Presenting Robert Cormier

Patricia J. Campbell

Ages 13–18authorshipliterary criticism

Cover of Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

William J. Boerst

Ages 10–15biographyscience fiction

Cover of The Puppet Club

The Puppet Club

Mike Thaler

Ages 5–10creativityfriendship

Cover of Write your own realistic fiction story

Write your own realistic fiction story

Tish Farrell

Ages 8–12writingcreativity

Cover of S.E. Hinton

S.E. Hinton

Antoine Wilson

Ages 10–16authorshipperseverance

Cover of Mr. Putter & Tabby Write a Book

Mr. Putter & Tabby Write a Book

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 5–9friendshipcreativity

Cover of Dear Max

Dear Max

Sally Grindley

Ages 8–12friendshipletter writing

Cover of Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini

John Bankston

Ages 9–15authorshipperseverance

Cover of Stephen King

Stephen King

Amy Keyishian

Ages 10–16biographyauthorship