Write a to-do list for a villain. Describe your dream tree house. Create a haiku about your shoes.
Young writers will get their creative juices flowing with this collection of smart, funny, and thought-provoking writing exercises. Kids can open to any page to find inspiration, express themselves, and jump-start their literary genius. Collected from the clever minds of 826 Valencia, 642 Things to Write About: Young Writer's Edition is the ultimate playground for imaginative children.

Fantastic strategies for getting high school students excited about writing

This book offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the off-beat and attention-grabbing lessons include such gems as -Literary Facebooks, - where students create a mock Facebook profile based on their favorite literary character, as well as highly practical lessons like the -College Application Essay Boot Camp.- These writing lessons are written by...