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The F Words
Flexibility in the claws of injustice doesn't mean we slide free, escaping their pain, but that we mend to rise again. Sophomore Cole Renner knows teamwork inside and out from running cross-country at his multi-ethnic Chicago public school. He knows about braving the elements and not getting passed in the chute. What Cole doesn't know is how much he'll need all of his mental and physical skills when the doors of Cook County Jail slam shut on his father, a community activist; when his English teacher catches Cole tagging the school with the F word and assigns him to write two poems a week, each on a word that starts with F; when his best friend Felipe Ramirez runs for class president against the girl who dumped him; when the school bully prowls the halls looking for Cole and the principal seems more interested in punishing Cole than the bully. As much as Cole wants to win meets, what he wants, even more, is justice—for his father, for himself, for Felipe, and for his fellow students. Cole learns that actions matter, but so do words. He takes his written words (Spanish and English) and turns them into the right words to fight for justice.
Xenia Steered the Boat
Xenia Steered the Boat is a collection of 28 articles on being a writer and the craft of writing, ranging from the author's early attraction to cowboy songs through her experience with syllable-count poetry, the publication of her first novel, and the publication of subsequent works of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball. She also talks about the books that first influenced her: Great Expectations, which she read as a ninth grader; and Walden, which she read as a freshman in college. Barbara Gregorich has written many different kinds of books, ranging from the beginning reader The Fox on the Box to adult mystery novels such as Sound Proof and how-to books such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies.
Charlie Chan's Poppa
When she was sixteen years old Barbara Gregorich discovered the Charlie Chan novels of Earl Derr Biggers on the "local authors" shelf of the Warren Public Library. She fell in love with the wisdom, humor, and perceptiveness of the amiable Chinese-Hawaiian police detective, and she admired the author who created him. Although seldom given credit for it, Biggers was one of the first writers to help create mystery's Golden Age on the American side of the Atlantic. His six Chan novels were serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, published by Bobbs-Merrill, and sought by Hollywood, and he received fan mail from thousands. Wanting to know more about Earl Derr Biggers and how he came to write his mysteries, Gregorich researched the Bobbs-Merrill Archives at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. There she read all the correspondence between Biggers and his editor - correspondence which brings to life the author's struggles to satisfy the Chan-hungry public.
She's on First
Linda Sunshine may be ready for baseball, but baseball may not be ready for her--and her lifelong dream could get spiked by the battles in her own dugout. But a savvy young sports writer knows news when he hears it, talent when he sees it, and love when it hits him.
I Want a Pet
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Crossing the Skyway
Throughout this collection of accessible new and previously published poems (most in free verse) about nature, family, and the decay of capitalism, there is a unity of vision and a strong sense of justice. Barbara Gregorich writes with humor and playfulness as well, with quirky takes on subjects such as foul balls, driving on twisty roads, and making conversation.
Sue Likes Blue
Sue thinks she likes everything blue, but when that happens, she decides she likes other colors, also.
Adventures in Self-Publishing
Adventures in Self-Publishing: And Other Escapades is a collection of 21 articles on being a writer and the craft of writing, focusing on the author's experiences in self-publishing with CreateSpace and then Kindle Direct Publishing. Included are reflections on Moby Dick, books in series, and figures of speech.Barbara Gregorich has written many different kinds of books, ranging from the beginning reader The Fox on the Box to adult mystery novels such as Sound Proof and how-to books such as Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies and biographies such as Charlie Chan's Poppa: Earl Derr Biggers.Adventures in Self-Publishing is Book 3 in the Blog Collection series.
Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel
For those contemplating writing a mystery novel and those who have written one or more but are looking for fresh and invigorating insights into the approach, Guide to Writing the Mystery Novel: Lots of Examples, Plus Dead Bodies provides an overall view of how to think like a writer in general and a mystery writer in particular.Covered are topics such as: - What are the possible patterns of suspicion when the villain is a major character?- What changes when the villain is a minor character?- How many subplots work best, and in what order can they be introduced?- How can a writer throw suspicion on innocent characters while at the same time providing clues that point to the guilty one?Other topics covered are general mystery writing tips; general fiction tips; plot structure; how to create setting; how to write description; point of view in fiction.These topics and many more are examined and analyzed in this solid how-to book which is rich with examples and suggestions.
