How Writers Work

By Ralph J. Fletcher

Poetry Matters

By Ralph J. Fletcher

Fig Pudding

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher

Cliff describes the excitement, conflict, and sudden tragedy experienced by his large and boisterous family during his eleventh year.

Spider Boy

By Ralph J. Fletcher

After moving to another state, seventh grader Bobby deals with the change by telling people at school made-up stories and then retreating into his world of pet spiders and books about spiders.

Grandpa Never Lies

By Ralph J. Fletcher

A poetic description of the special relationship between a grandfather and a young child.

Twilight Comes Twice

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher

Poetic prose describes dusk and dawn and some of the activities that take place at those special times.

Flying Solo

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher

Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.

The Circus Surprise

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher

When he gets lost at the circus, Nick is helped by a clown on stilts, who shows him the whole circus and helps him find his parents.

Breathing in, Breathing out: Keeping a Writer's Notebook

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher

Walking Trees: Portraits of Teachers and Children in the Culture of Schools

By Ralph J. Fletcher, Ralph Fletcher