Janet Taylor Lisle - "How I Became A Writer & Oggie Learned To Drive"

Winner of the 2006
"Premio Andersen Award"
Named in honor of Hans Christian Andersen, this is
Italy's most important prize for children's literature
How I Became
A Writer & Oggie Learned to Drive
"A lot of strange things can happen while you're writing a story. You can start thinking your characters are real and begin to talk to them. You can feel nervous when they're trapped, or excited when they're rescued, or happy when they meet up with someone who might be a friend-even if you made these things happen by writing about them.
Your story can get very weird and begin to haunt you. Or very scary and begin to scare you.
Or very real and begin to come true."

mole

Archie Jones has learned a great deal about writing since he started working on his book, The Mysterious Mole People. At first, the story was just something he'd tell his 6-year-old brother, Oggie, to help settle him down at bedtime. But the wonderful tale grows, becomes more important, and Archie begins to write it down in a notebook in his closet at night. Soon, he's making plans to send it out for publication.

Archie's closet writing is just one of many secrets he and Oggie have to keep since their parents broke up. The only people the boys can depend on now is each other. When they become entangled with the Night Riders, a nasty street gang in their neighborhood, Archie finds the black depths of his Mole story joining up with the black depths of his real life story in a most frightening way.

Author's Notes

How I Became a Writer & Oggie Learned to Drive (Philomel Books, Penguin/Putnam) was published in April, 2002. 155 pages, Ages 9-12. Paperback: Puffin Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, 2003.

2006 "Premio Andersen Award". (Italian publisher, Salani) .
2006" Premio Cento Award"
2007 "Io Pre Mio"
State Award Master List:
- 2004-5 William Allen White Award (Kansas)
- 2003-4 Maine Student Book Award
- 2004-5 Charlotte Award (New York)
- 2004-5 Praire-Pasque Student List (South Dakota)
- 2004-5 Garden State Student Award (New Jersey)
A 2002 New York Public Library 100 Titles For Reading and Sharing.

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	Winner of the 2006 "Premio Andersen Award" Named in honor of Hans Christian Andersen, this is Italy's most important prize for children's literature How I Became A Writer & Oggie Learned to Drive "A lot of strange things can happen while you're writing a story. You can start thinking your characters are real and begin to talk to them. You can feel nervous when they're trapped, or excited when they're rescued, or happy when they meet up with someone who might be a friend-even if you made these things happen by writing about them. Your story can get very weird and begin to haunt you. Or very scary and begin to scare you. Or very real and begin to come true." Archie Jones has learned a great deal about writing since he started working on his book, The Mysterious Mole People. At first, the story was just something he'd tell his 6-year-old brother, Oggie, to help settle him down at bedtime. But the wonderful tale grows, becomes more important, and Archie begins to write it down in a notebook in his closet at night. Soon, he's making plans to send it out for publication. Archie's closet writing is just one of many secrets he and Oggie have to keep since their parents broke up. The only people the boys can depend on now is each other. When they become entangled with the Night Riders, a nasty street gang in their neighborhood, Archie finds the black depths of his Mole story joining up with the black depths of his real life story in a most frightening way. How I Became a Writer & Oggie Learned to Drive (Philomel Books, Penguin/Putnam) was published in April, 2002. 155 pages, Ages 9-12. Paperback: Puffin Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, 2003. 2006 "Premio Andersen Award". (Italian publisher, Salani) . 2006" Premio Cento Award" 2007 "Io Pre Mio" State Award Master List: 2004-5 William Allen White Award (Kansas) 2003-4 Maine Student Book Award 2004-5 Charlotte Award (New York) 2004-5 Praire-Pasque Student List (South Dakota) 2004-5 Garden State Student Award (New Jersey) A 2002 New York Public Library 100 Titles For Reading and Sharing. Order Janet Taylor Lisle books online:
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