Writing Radar

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeprot, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 14, 2018

Review

Gantos has a great sense of humor and the stories he shares about his childhood are a hoot. For new writers, his tip of using your life around you to write stories with, will be very helpful. Gantos also covers basic story structure and gives some writing exercises in the back to help writers get started. While the book is filled with information for young aspiring writers, that might be the limit of its appeal or for teachers looking for an informal text to use in a classroom.

Overall Book Score: good