Author: Val DumondPublisher: Muddy Puddle Press
ISBN: 9780998548913
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
"For those who love to play with words"--Cover.
One Word for Kids
Author: Jon GordonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119430313
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
From the authors who created the One Word movement, impacting schools, businesses, and sports teams around the world, comes a charming fable that can be read and shared by everyone. If you could choose only one word to help you have your best year ever, what would it be? Love? Fun? Believe? Brave? It’s probably different for everyone. How you find your word is just as important as the word itself. And once you know your word, what do you do with it? In One Word for Kids, bestselling author Jon Gordon—along with coauthors Dan Britton and Jimmy Page—asks these questions to children and adults of all ages, teaching an important life lesson in the process. This engaging, fully illustrated fable follows Stevie, a young boy falling asleep on the first day of school. His teacher gives the class an assignment: to find the one word that will help them have their best year ever. To discover their one word, they must look inside themselves, look up, and look out. At home, Stevie is upset because he can’t find his word. After his dad offers some helpful advice, Stevie excitedly begins the quest for his word. His search helps him discover a lot about himself, what he loves, and what is important to him. An easy read with a powerful message, One Word for Kids appeals to readers of all ages and is an ideal entry point into discussing a valuable lesson in a fun and engaging way.
Ducks, Newburyport
Author: Lucy EllmannPublisher: Biblioasis
ISBN: 1771963085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2019 GOLDSMITHS PRIZE • SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2019 • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2019 "This book has its face pressed up against the pane of the present; its form mimics the way our minds move now toggling between tabs, between the needs of small children and aging parents, between news of ecological collapse and school shootings while somehow remembering to pay taxes and fold the laundry."—Parul Sehgal, New York Times Baking a multitude of tartes tatins for local restaurants, an Ohio housewife contemplates her four kids, husband, cats and chickens. Also, America's ignoble past, and her own regrets. She is surrounded by dead lakes, fake facts, Open Carry maniacs, and oodles of online advice about survivalism, veil toss duties, and how to be more like Jane Fonda. But what do you do when you keep stepping on your son's toy tractors, your life depends on stolen land and broken treaties, and nobody helps you when you get a flat tire on the interstate, not even the Abominable Snowman? When are you allowed to start swearing? With a torrent of consciousness and an intoxicating coziness, Ducks, Newburyport lays out a whole world for you to tramp around in, by turns frightening and funny. A heart-rending indictment of America's barbarity, and a lament for the way we are blundering into environmental disaster, this book is both heresy―and a revolution in the novel.
Book#2 One-Sentence Stories
Author: Multiple WritersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780998548920
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
BOOK#2 One-Sentence Stories is authored by 44 different, very talented, writers from around the world, some professionals, some new to writing, and some who use writing as part of a normal day at the grindstone, each using this unique format of writing stories in a single sentence, in subjects that include fiction and nonfiction, adventures, extraordinary events, happy and sad, funny and tragic, historic and educational, and a few that are just plain silly, which is what you get when you ask writers to test this style of writing that offers ways to reduce the stress of facing a blank page, the boredom of sitting through a long meetings, or the anxiety of waiting for the dentist, those moments when you need to distract your attention and relax or just plain have fun, and these authors did have fun as they penned 63 different stories for you, in words ranging from 200 to 2000, some of the authors who contributed to Book#1 and some who have just discovered the fun of writing long sentences, such as the one you are now reading, which adds up to 228 words at present and can go even further with the addition of only a couple more words, which we'll use to challenge you to write a story using a single sentence - just in case there is a BOOK#3 because. . .
One Sentence Storybooks
Author: Nancy I. SandersPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1589977998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
"One sentence. One Bible story. One great teachable moment. Each storybook contains beginning vocabulary words and charming illustrations as well as a devotional activity for parent and child to do together. All these elements combine for an outstanding educational and faith-building experience."--Page [4] cover.
Sell Your Story in A Single Sentence: Advice from the Front Lines of Hollywood
Author: Lane Shefter BishopPublisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581575106
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Every writing project has one thing in common—they all start with a single sentence. Writers constantly struggle to answer this question: What is your story about? Finally, a guide by a leading Hollywood insider who actually knows the answer—and now she shows you how to do it yourself! Lane Shefter Bishop, CEO of Vast Entertainment, explains the key to selling your screenplay, novel, or script. This comprehensive guide to opening career doors is the first of its kind, highlighting the tips and techniques for making your story stand out. From tips on character development to hints on points to avoid, Bishop covers all your bases when selling your story.
100 One Sentence Stories (Volume #01): Stories Of Everyday Life, Insignificant Yet Beautiful, Can Be Just As Powerful As The Epic Tales
Author: Sentences CollectivePublisher: Sentences Collective
ISBN: 3987565535
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
100 ONE SENTENCE STORIES: STORIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE, INSIGNIFICANT YET BEAUTIFUL, CAN BE JUST AS POWERFUL AS THE EPIC TALES Short stories offer a concentrated dose of quality literary experience. They provide quick, accessible insights into the lives of other people, whether they're fictional or real. They can also be read quickly and easily, which is why they're especially popular among busy people who want to get in as much reading as possible without sacrificing quality. In addition to being great for getting more information in less time (and thus fitting into our fast-paced lives), short stories can also get into someone's head in ways that longer works can't—a fact borne out by the many instances where writers have published collections of their own fictional works over time. In effect, these writers have created their own little universes through which we can walk and explore. And that is exactly what we offer here.
Author: Jerzy AndrzejewskiStoryworthy
Author: Matthew DicksPublisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1608685497
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small). He shows that anyone can learn to be an appealing storyteller, that everyone has something “storyworthy” to express, and, perhaps most important, that the act of creating and telling a tale is a powerful way of understanding and enhancing your own life.
Solar Bones
Author: Mike McCormackPublisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 178689128X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE BGE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Marcus Conway has come a long way to stand in the kitchen of his home and remember the rhythms and routines of his life. Considering with his engineer's mind how things are constructed - bridges, banking systems, marriages - and how they may come apart. Mike McCormack captures with tenderness and feeling, in continuous, flowing prose, a whole life, suspended in a single hour.
