Washoe County Library System

Presents a step-by-step guide to creating, publishing and marketing comic books, including developing compelling characters, approaching publishers, and adapting storylines for video games and movies.

Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of making magic with your writing--Publisher-provided summary.

Provides practical advice with checklists on the art of writing poetry.

Presents a brief overview of the life of the man who wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" and many other beloved children's books.

A former United States Poet Laureate shares secrets about viewing the world from a poet's perspective, explaining how "jabberwalking" poets draw inspiration from everything they experience to express themselves in creative ways.

"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day"--

An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.

"Get to know the Get Lit Players--a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world--with this common-core aligned book that sheds light on teen issues through their own poetry and slam poetry performances. Get Lit Rising brings to life the true story of nineteen teen poets (the Get Lit Players) who are inspiring thousands of teens across the country through their award-winning performances of classic and spoken word poems. This book takes readers...