by 416style www.flickr.com Last year, when I came back from the SCBWI L.A. Conference, I started this blog. And amazingly, Read These Books and Use Them is a year old. I’ve kept up with it on a regular basis–some weeks better than others, of course; but all in all, it’s worked. I’ve reviewed some great [...]
August 17, 2009 in Maniac Mondays, Wiles, Deborah
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photo by JOE M500 www.flickr.com *Middle-grade novel, set in recent past, realistic fiction *Fourth-grade girl as main character *Rating: From the first page, it is easy to see why Love, Ruby Lavender is an award-winning novel. Deborah Wiles is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Ruby Lavender is laugh-out loud funny while pulling your [...]
July 25, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Reading Skills, six traits of writing, Wiles, Deborah
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