Other Books

Books with creativity exercises:

Create This Book, Moriah Elizabeth. A great collection of writing prompts and exercises.

The Imaginary World of…, Keri Smith. A workbook to help you build a world from scratch.

Let the Crazy Child Write: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice, Clive Matson. Exercises designed to help you unleash your creative self.

The Observation Deck: A Tool Kit for Writers, Naomi Epel. Tips and exercises to help you get past a writing difficulty.

Web resources:

Kristy Dempsey, Crystal Allen, Gwen Hooks, and Kelly Starling Lyons share writing tips in this Highlights faculty interview

Padma Venkatraman talks about finding voice in this audio podcast

A list of writing resources at KIDLIT 411. A long list, but sorted by topic

Books from Leah's presentation:

Leah's memorable protagonists:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
• Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren
• The Adventures of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
• Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
• Paddington, Michael Bond
• Eloise, Kay Thompson

Leah's "voice" books:

• Front Desk, Kelly Yang
• Scythe, Neal Shusterman
• A Snicker of Magic, Natalie Lloyd
• The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo
• George, Alex Gino
• Fish in a Tree, Lynda Mullaly Hunt
• Patina, Jason Reynolds
• The 57 Bus, Dashka Slater