Image & Imagination: Ideas and Inspiration for Teen Writers

by Nick Healy, Kristen McCurry (With)

Overview

More than 150 compelling photos and provocative writing prompts work together in this hybrid photo book/journal to inspire young adults to think, dream, create. Writers looking for inspiration and ideas will find what they need here. Image and Imagination is a repository of story starters, a practice space for fun and informal writing, and a turnkey to unlock the writer within.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630790448
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Kristen McCurry is an Iowa-born children’s writer and editor who lived in lots of places before settling in Minnesota. She loves reading, whacking tennis balls, and hanging out with her family, which includes her husband, teenage twins, and a sneaky beagle named ZuZu.

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2016
Gr 8 Up—A wonderful tool to inspire even the most unambitious student writer. This self-proclaimed nonworkbook ("This isn't a workbook…you don't have to do what the prompts ask") reads like a personal diary: a space for students to throw caution—and all writing rules—to the wind. One hundred and fifty writing and imagery prompts attempt to get those creative juices flowing with an emphasis on the basics: getting the words out, revising, and sharing with others (if desired). Each prompt is paired with an image. Some are directly related to each other (a photo of a wacky house has the prompt "Write a poem about the person who lives here"), while others are a bit more tenuous ("What's your problem?" is paired with an image of a lion in a cage). Other exercises use quotes by famous authors to demonstrate or clarify the prompt ("Describe the feeling of impact" is accompanied by a related excerpt of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief). Each page is more beautiful than the next. VERDICT Plenty of writing space is waiting to be filled with ideas, poems, and stories—inspired by this volume—from the mind of teens. Perhaps not a good choice for circulation. Still, use this in creative writing exercises or give the book to students and watch the magic happen.—Elizabeth Anne Ragain, Springfield Public Schools, MO

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