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Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors

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By Marion Dane Bauer; James Cross Giblin
Publisher HMH Trade
Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors
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Presents a selection of short fiction written by students in grades four through twelve followed by Bauers comments on each, detailing what works well and making suggestions for improvements.

48745 words48,745 words
208 pages208 pages
Lexile 840LLexile 840L
Published 1996Published 1996

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Hear it intensive Hear it stress Hear it register Hear it minor Hear it accent Hear it publication Hear it complex Hear it negative Hear it primary Hear it crisp Hear it proceed Hear it significance Hear it grizzly Hear it grease Hear it tingle Hear it brief Hear it stationery Hear it desire Hear it assume Hear it initial Hear it flake Hear it evacuate Hear it instant Hear it depressed Hear it spite Hear it bale Hear it error Hear it weave Hear it invisible Hear it dialogue Hear it dim Hear it quiver Hear it sensory Hear it distant Hear it brass Hear it generate Hear it legal Hear it assure Hear it precious Hear it adjust Hear it temper Hear it drama Hear it regard Hear it profit Hear it demonstrate Hear it further Hear it parlor Hear it panel Hear it particular Hear it emerge Hear it rewrite Hear it recite Hear it aspect Hear it requirement Hear it hazard Hear it perspective Hear it limb Hear it parachuting Hear it patriot Hear it inspect Hear it stylish Hear it chamber Hear it lollipop Hear it mature Hear it seek Hear it internal Hear it presence Hear it dusk Hear it lack Hear it reproduce Hear it rung Hear it stoop Hear it revelation Hear it appropriate Hear it robe Hear it narrator Hear it cue Hear it mass Hear it vessel Hear it blackberry Hear it traditional Hear it flit Hear it swerve Hear it exit Hear it millimeter Hear it principle Hear it definition Hear it eyedropper Hear it aid Hear it conscious Hear it format Hear it factor Hear it waffle Hear it numb Hear it steak Hear it graceful Hear it wealth Hear it theft Hear it unique Hear it firm
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Hear it intensive Hear it convent Hear it revise Hear it menagerie Hear it lightship Hear it spacious Hear it compress Hear it crisp Hear it define Hear it proportion Hear it complement Hear it miser Hear it summation Hear it passive Hear it stationery Hear it variation Hear it positional Hear it revision Hear it consistent Hear it attain Hear it refined Hear it rethought Hear it dispenser Hear it jawbreaker Hear it authentic Hear it mutiny Hear it believable Hear it maroon Hear it dialogue Hear it contemporary Hear it untitled Hear it garter Hear it overreact Hear it generic Hear it trout Hear it motive Hear it escalate Hear it drama Hear it sincere Hear it chestnut Hear it participial Hear it delicate Hear it enable Hear it tourniquet Hear it characterization Hear it crude Hear it reluctance Hear it hazard Hear it logic Hear it goatee Hear it phaser Hear it stabilize Hear it mesmerize Hear it stylish Hear it peril Hear it shank Hear it pursue Hear it summarize Hear it lollipop Hear it gyrate Hear it decor Hear it oblige Hear it township Hear it melodrama Hear it internal Hear it minimal Hear it contradiction Hear it rigger Hear it folksy Hear it electrocardiogram Hear it automated Hear it tyranny Hear it leotard Hear it vanity Hear it rung Hear it cliffhanger Hear it unforgiving Hear it alienation Hear it omniscient Hear it compel Hear it irony Hear it trustworthy Hear it autocracy Hear it narration Hear it cue Hear it scoundrel Hear it muggy Hear it descriptive Hear it manipulation Hear it energize Hear it flit Hear it eavesdrop Hear it meltdown Hear it accost Hear it interwoven Hear it tranquilizer Hear it sinister Hear it eyedropper Hear it tangent Hear it dilemma
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Book ISBN:

9780395815991

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