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With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, award-winning author Jack Gantos instructs young writers on using their “writing radar” to find story ideas in their own lives. Charting his own misadventures as an adolescent writer, Gantos inspires readers to build confidence and establish good writing habits as they create, revise, and perfect their stories. Pop-out text boxes highlight key tips, alongside dozens of Gantos's own hilarious illustrations and original stories. More than just a how-to guide, Writing Radar is a celebration of the power of storytelling and an ode to the characters who - many unwittingly - inspired Gantos's own writing career.

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Joey is a good kid, maybe even a great kid, but his teachers never know what he's going to do next. He sharpens his finger in the pencil-sharpener and swallows his house key. He can't sit still for more than a minute - Joey is buzzing! Told from Joey's own unique viewpoint by acclaimed American author Jack Gantos, this is an exceptionally funny and touching story about a boy with severe attention deficit disorder (ADD).

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An 'exhilarating prison novel' (says the Boston Globe) by a 1999 National Book Award Nominee

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In desperation, Sarah sends Rotten Ralph to feline finishing school.Will Ralph's mischief finally be a thing of the past? Rotten Ralph has been doing really rotten things for more than thirty years.Even when he's been at his rottenest, his owner Sarah still manages to love him.Kids everywhere have loved reading about Ralph's rotten-but loveable-antics.

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