If you’re going to write a YA novel with a less-than-popular teen character, you’ve got to read the book American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent.
Nugent confesses to being labeled a nerd in high school. But he doesn’t rest his expertise on his personal experience. He looks at the nerd in scholarly studies, interviews, popular culture, and [...]
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book report #6: nerds are real characters
Posted in book report, childrens' literature, writing, tagged book report, character, nerds, research, writing, young adult on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Book Report #2: Researching in the darndest places
Posted in book report, writing, tagged book report, cockroach, research, writing on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Cockroach Hall of Fame and 101 Other Off-the-Wall Museums by Sandra Gurvis* may not seem like a helpful book for children’s writers at first blush, but stick with me. I’m awfully persuasive.
Four ways this book could be useful to you:
1. You are writing a non-fiction piece for Cobblestone magazine about toys of the past. Turn to your [...]
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