Acting Out
With a star-studded lineup of writers, there's a stage full of drama, comedy, and great storytelling waiting behind these curtains!
Sharon Creech spoofs a publishing office in "The Raven," and the environment fights back against overdevelopment in Susan Cooper's "The Dollop." Patricia MacLachlan puts a twist on detention in "The Bad Room," and Katherine Paterson revives a classic fairy tale in "The Billionaire and the Bird." Richard Peck has schoolboys doing their best to trick a spooky substitute in "Effigy in the Outhouse," and Avi's "Not Seeing Is Believing "has words playing tricks on everybody. There's something for everyone in this all-star lineup.
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About the Author:
Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 6–8—This collection includes selections by Avi, Sharon Creech, Susan Cooper, Patricia MacLachlan, Katherine Paterson, and Richard Peck. Each play was inspired by a theater-improv game in which the authors started with the selection of a single word. The pieces all include the following words: "dollop," "hoodwink," "Justin," "knuckleball," "panhandle," and "raven." Part of the fun is in seeing how these playwrights incorporate them into their stories. Most are humorous, and they all have many young characters. Production requirements range from easy to difficult. An engaging choice for literature and acting classes as well as general reading.—Terrilyn Fleming, Colby Public Schools, KS
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- PublisherSan Val
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1606866397
- ISBN 13 9781606866399
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages175
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