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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'"--
Author
Series
Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 1
Language
English
Description
In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
Español
Description
A celebration of the freedom and power of the imagination invites young children to explore their creativity and individuality through the story of a girl who discovers herself and changes her world with her writing and other creations.
Author
Language
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.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time there was a story no one has ever heard before, inspired by a carrot on the run, a knight who'd trade his sword for a pal, and an alien who just wants to get some rest and relaxation. It's a story about how to tell a story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Elinor is used to doing very well in school, but as Poem in Your Pocket Day approaches, bringing an opportunity to meet a real poet, her struggle to write a perfect poem causes Elinor's confidence to falter, despite Mr. Tiffin's guidance and reassurance.
Author
Series
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 7
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Full-color edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
11) Chloe y el león
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Pubns
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Mac, the author, fires Adam, the illustrator, over their artistic differences about Chloe, the main character of their book, until Mac realizes both of their talents are needed and they must work together or their story about Chloe will never be finished.
Author
Series
After-school superstars volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition, January 2016.
Language
English
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Description
Twins Violet and Victor write a fairy tale together, with Violet contributing a castle, a princess, and unicorns and Victor adding a fairy tale-hating witch and a bevy of Australian animals.
15) Fangirl
Author
Series
Fangirl (Manga) volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Cath struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Using sticky notes, an author tries to convince her publisher that her book is about figs, not pigs, but the wording, illustrations, and even recipes present pigs as growing on trees, and tasty with orange and ginger sauce.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
[2013], ©2013
Language
Español
Description
"A Roc le encantan los libros y las palabras, y un dia decide que el escribira una historia. Pero no sabe que escribir. No se le ocurre ninguna historia. Su maestro, el peque?o canario, le aconsejara. Roc observa su entorno y encuentra las palabras adecuadas para contar una bella historia."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Three-ring rascals volume 2
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
As the performers in Sir Sidney's circus discover that friendship and teamwork are more important than winning a trophy for The Greatest Star on Earth, circus mice Bert and Gert write a book on how to be kind for rotten ringmaster-in-training Barnabas Brambles to read.
Author
Series
Tuesday McGillycuddy volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog Baxterr discover that Tuesday's mother--the famous author Serendipity Smith--has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from"--
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Series
Language
English
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A warm and heartfelt story about Dani's love for her dad and her friendship with Ella. It's a story about sorrow and joy--and how life really is. It's the second-to-last day of school and Dani's so happy she could write a book about it! In fact, that's exactly what she's done, although it's not quite finished yet. Now the book is in her backpack with all the other things she has to take home before the summer break. But then Dani gets some bad news....
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