Reviews

The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection, by Dan Santat, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Tracey Baptiste, Tom Angleberger, Peter Brown, Kate DiCamillo, Jennifer L. Holm, Colby Sharp, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Liesl Shurtliff, Sophie Blackall, Lemony Snicket, Dav Pilkey, John Schu, Gary D. Schmidt, Laurel Snyder, Laurie Keller, Jess Keating, Kirby Larson, Deborah Freedman, Linda Urban, Adam Gidwitz, Chris Grabenstein, Travis Jonker, Daniel Nayeri, Naomi Shihab Nye, R.J. Palacio, Lisa Brown, Linda Sue Park, Kat Yeh, Minh Lê, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Grace Lin, Lauren Castillo, Kate Messner, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Bob Shea, Jessixa Bagley, Victoria Jamieson, Javaka Steptoe, Margarita Engle, Sherman Alexie, Mariko Tamaki, Frank Viva

mimela78's review against another edition

challenging inspiring relaxing fast-paced

3.5

This is a collection of short stories, comics, and poems that shouldn't be missed.  It showcases some of the greatest creative minds currently at work in the ya world.  I appreciated that it showed many different paths to creativity and then gave multiple prompts for you to try your own creativity.

jedireader1138's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! This is a book every teacher, parent, writer, and lover of stories should own!

msaplusteacher's review against another edition

5.0

A book needed to inspire middle grade readers & writers! I devoured this book over the summer! The writing prompts, pictures & short stories are a must for any classroom. An innovate idea & format. Do yourself a favor and buy a copy (or two) fir your classroom!

areidj's review against another edition

5.0

What a fun idea! Imagine all your favorite authors and illustrators collaborating together just for the sheer joy of creativity. Sharp collected prompts from prominent creators and then mailed them out, collected responses, and arranged them in this book. Some of my favorite authors are here like Gary D. Schmidt and Kate DiCamillo.

ewynn610's review against another edition

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drpschmidt's review against another edition

5.0

I can't wait to use this with my students! Of course, I liked some stories better than others, but that's the beauty of a book like this...PLUS, it's chock-full of writing prompts and very clever mentor text responses! SO fun!!

rookdigoo's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

robynmwhite's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book! I can’t wait to use the prompts with my students.

jillcd's review against another edition

4.0

The layout and prompts are creative. I enjoyed reading the short stories and it even encouraged me to try several of the prompts. Great read for the classroom.

heatherdmoore's review against another edition

5.0

Five stars for creativity! The premise of this book is fantastic and definitely gets those wheels turning. I read it with my 11 year old and she absolutely LOVED it. As expected, the responses are a mixed bag. Short stories are a good place for authors to get out of their box and explore. Some of the stories are sad, some are more grown up with boyfriend/girlfriend talk, and a couple of them are downright creepy. I’d reserve it for middle school or higher, but still the idea behind it is amazing and this is definitely a book to share!