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Five Pages a Day: A Writer's Journey

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This is an excellent book for anyone interested in becoming a writer for children. This author was introduced to me by my granddaughter as her favorite writer. I read several of her books and they are all excellent.
This particular book gave me lots of ideas as a writer and was very motivating. I highly recommend this book as well as her other books.

This is the second Peg Kehret book I've read. The other was Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, a book I read as research I was doing for a book of my own that dealt with polio. Because Peg's book was written in the first person, from her own experience, and absolutely from the heart, it turned out to be one of my most valuable resources. This book, Five Pages a Day, is the same kind of book. It is about as real as you can get in a book that is aimed at young people. The publisher's info says it's aimed at 4th through 8th graders, but hey, I'm a grandpa, and it worked for me. I would recommend it to any kid who thinks he/she would like to be a writer. Because Kehret is totally honest, about things like early failures and rejection letters, or "dejection" letters, as her small son called them back in her early, pre-success days. I'm a writer too, but not a rich, famous, or successful one like Kehret is. Well, maybe Peg would argue with the "rich" part. But the other two - hell, yes. Oops, I mean heck, yes. I read this book in just a couple of sittings today. It's almost worth the price just for the photo of Kehret at eight years old sitting primly on the couch in a pretty dress, knee stockings and patent leather pumps, legs crossed in a very adult fashion (feet dangling a good foot above the floor), engaged in her "favorite activity" - reading. If you've got a kid who loves to read and wants to write, buy this book. It's full of great advice, relevant stories and anecdotes, and is just plain fun to read. - Tim Bazzett, author of LOVE, WAR & POLIO and the memoir, BOOKLOVER

A wonderful story of a writer's journey from childhood to adulthood and success. Item was received in a timely manner and in perfect condition.