Ralph Fletcher, Author . Holt $16.95 (
, $16.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-8050-8143-5
, $16.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-8050-8143-5
Fletcher's (Marshfield Dreams
) resonant novel vividly recreates its period setting, Long Island in 1973, and puts it to poetic use. Matt, the 14-year-old narrator, takes a job with Dan, a gruff yet kind clam digger, to earn money to buy a boat.
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author Yearling Books $5.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-440-41203-8
An 11-year-old boy, the oldest of six children, chronicles a tumultuous year; PW said that ""this warm story... neatly blends the humor and frustrations of growing up in a large family."" Ages 8-12. (Oct.)
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author HarperCollins $5.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-380-79703-5
Throw out the formidable rhythm and rhyme schemes: Ralph Fletcher's Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out laughs in the face of formality. Organized into two sections ""Lighting the Spark"" and ""Nurturing the Flame"" and peppered...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher. Clarion, $16.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-547-57208-6
What begins as a practical joke ends up as an identity overhaul for freshman Bobby Steele. It all starts when Bobby and his buddies fill out an application to prestigious Whitestone Prep, a local private school, for a fictitious student they name...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher. Holt/Ottaviano, $14.99 (176p) ISBN 978-0-8050-9404-6
With chapter titles like “Riding the Vomit Comet: Writing About Disgusting Stuff,” this handbook is pointedly geared toward enticing boys to embrace creative writing. Topics include writing humor, sports writing, scary stories, and keeping a...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author, Arthur Howard, Illustrator Clarion Books $15 (144p) ISBN 978-0-395-71125-5
Twelve-year-old Cliff, the eldest of the six Abernathy children, looks back on a year that feels like ``five years crammed into one. With plenty of stuff I want to remember forever. And stuff I wish I could forget.'' In a style reminiscent of...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author, Vladimir Vagin, Illustrator , illus. by Vladimir Vagin. Clarion $15 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-98029-3
Circus trappings couch a bland if informative tale that teaches children what to do if they become separated from their parents. For his birthday, Nick's parents surprise him with an outing to the circus. There, enticed by the sugary aroma of a...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author, Kate Kiesler, Illustrator Clarion Books $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-84826-5
From Fletcher's (Fig Pudding) intriguing title to Kiesler's (The Great Frog Race and Other Poems) closing painting of a town bathed in morning light, this leisurely depiction of dusk and dawn is as quiet as a whisper. Suffused with a cloudy yellow...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ralph Fletcher, Author, Fletcher, Author, Andrea Sperling, Photographer Orchard $15.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-531-30330-6
An 11-year-old narrator chronicles a day near the surf with his family in Have You Been to the Beach Lately? by Ralph Fletcher, photos by Andrea Sperling. From the boy's initial encounter with the sea to ""Sunset,"" and finally ""Driving Home,"" his
READ FULL REVIEW
Edited by Lori Marie Carlson-Hijuelos. Atheneum, $18.99 (128p) ISBN 978-1-4814-1975-8
Carlson-Hijuelos (Voices in First Person) ambitiously brings together 30 creators—including poet Jacinto Jesús Cardona, humanitarian Kamaal Majeed, and philosopher Alexandra Stoddard, among others—to detail their experiences navigating the “difficult
READ FULL REVIEW
