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Winchell, Mike
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Once again, authors--including Meg Medina, Varian Johnson, and Steve Sheinkin--share real experiences, followed by fictional stories inspired by those experiences; this time, everything revolves around some aspect of school. This second compilation includes less varied approaches to the prompt than the first Been There, Done That, which better demonstrated the many ways authors can alter real life to create fiction.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
(3)
4-6
Each famous author (including Margarita Engle and Gary Schmidt) shares an incident from his or her life and then presents a fictional story inspired by it. Some reshape what really happened into a short story; others use themes and emotions from reality to inspire wildly altered tales. The result is a varied showcase of how writers can use their memories in fiction without being tied to the details.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
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