This collection is the result of Nara Duffie's community service project, Book of You, which was funded by the Dragon Kim Foundation. She is a kind and motivated high school student who wanted to share her love for writing in a summer camp. Here's what she had to say about it:"These stories and poems were written by 4th and 5th graders. Our "story camp" ran for ten days, from noon to 3. After taking out 30 minutes for arrival and recess, we had about 2 and a half hours each day. By Day 2, I realized I was trying to cram a semester into ten afternoons.The kids loved trying new things, so we tried everything. That meant we didn?t have time to finish everything, but that?s OK. My goal was to help kids see how writing stories was fun and empowering. Based on their reactions, I think it worked overall." |