Sentences with phrase «grade fiction story»

I've written a middle grade fiction story that runs 9,000 words, which seems to be no man's land for fiction.

Not exact matches

When Peter Delfyett (pictured left) was in the first grade, his father took him to see the science fiction movie Journey to the Beginning of Time, a story about four boys who traveled back to the age of dinosaurs.

Belle's story is laid out with the clean, neat lines and uncomplicated psychology of middle - grade Young Adult fiction.

«Here's the story on historical fiction in my classroom: It illuminates time periods, helps me integrate the curriculum, and enriches social studies,» says Tarry Lindquist, a fifth - grade teacher on Mercer Island, Washington, who was recognized by the National Council for the Social Studies as National Elementary Teacher of the Year.

For example, in our Book Club Plus work in third grades, this played out in an author study of Patricia Polacco, a prolific Michigan author who through her autobiographical fiction shares family stories of her Russian immigrant and her Michigan farmer ancestors.

In middle grade:, she loves adventure or survival stories, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, and light horror.

Cyle is seeking: young adult, middle grade, chapter books, easy readers, picture books, board books, genre fiction (especially romance), love stories, speculative (science fiction and fantasy), nonfiction (parenting, leadership, ministry, and self - help), movie and screenplays.

For children's books, she is actively looking for young adult and middle grade fiction — whether it be contemporary, historical, fantasy, or simply a story with a timeless quality and vibrant characters.

As an agent, she represents contemporary romance, thriller, adventure, paranormal / urban fantasy, science fiction, combinations of the genres listed, middle grade (fantasy, adventure, science fiction), picture books (special stories that deliver a subtle, non-didactic message; illustrations not needed), self - help, science nonfiction, and business books.

Children's novels: «I'm interested in middle grade fiction with wacky plots (Roald Dahl is a favorite of mine) and characters that drive the story.

She wants to hear pitches for fantasy, science fiction, literary fiction, upmarket / mainstream fiction, young adult (all kinds), middle grade (all kinds), women's fiction, romance, thriller, mystery, diverse stories, #ownvoices, narrative nonfiction, and voice - driven memoir with commercial appeal.

She is seeking contemporary romance, thriller, adventure, paranormal / urban fantasy, science fiction, combinations of the genres listed, middle grade (fantasy, adventure, science fiction), picture books (special stories that deliver a subtle, non-didactic message; illustrations not needed), self - help, science nonfiction, and business books.

Angus, Thongs is a laugh - out - loud contemporary realistic fiction young adult (YA) book; The Night Gardener is a ghost story set in the mid-19th century and written for middle grade readers (ages 9 to 12, or grades 4 to 7).

Natalie is a well - rounded, complex character whose two parents, in a rarity for middle - grade fiction, have story arcs all their own.

We Need Diverse Middle Grade Short Story Contest We Need Diverse Books ™, a grassroots organisation dedicated to promoting literature that reflects the lives of all young people, is inviting entries from unpublished writers for its middle grade short fiction contest.

We chose 10 picks in each age range (picture books, middle grade and teen), and our choices include a range of genres: from historical fiction to humor, from fantasy to true - to - life family stories.

The following story came from book publicist Denise Cassino of http://www.wizardlywebdesigns.com: I recently got one of my young adult fantasy fiction authors a gig at a local grade school.