Good novelists create characters who are complex. unique, and have relatable human needs and feelings. Joyce Carol Oates is one of our best contemporary novelists, and has created a host of memorable ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa— Children's author Mike Graf, of California, was invited by the Muscatine Community School District to provide a writing workshop to the talented and gifted students in the district.

"May the force be with you." "Now, you're in the sunken place." Even if you haven’t read and watched the books, TV shows or movies those phrases come from, you’ve likely heard most of them. That, in ...

Using picture books as writing models -- Recognizing memorable language and other introductory lessons -- Planning and writing memoir -- Exploring mood, voice, and point of view -- Planning and ...

Upon the completion of their realistic fiction writing unit, students in Olivia Gerlitz’s fifth grade class at Valley Road School in Clark celebrated their writing with parents, administrators and ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa— Children's author Mike Graf, of California, was invited by the Muscatine Community School District to provide a writing workshop to the talented and gifted students in the district.