Diverse Stories

<p><i>But what I also know is that writing allows students to explore and reveal how they view life based on their frames of references. <br>There is no common theme in the <i>Diverse Stories: From the Imaginations of Sixth Graders</I> because the students were allowed to write about whatever they wanted. How refreshing! The stories are equally as unique as the individual writers: some melancholy some funny some breathtaking all fantastic.</I><br>-Mary B. Morrison bestselling author of <i>Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This</I></P><p>This charming collection of short stories shares the talents of Lou Richie's sixth grade students from St. Lawrence O'Toole School in Oakland California. <i>Diverse Stories: From the Imaginations of Sixth Graders</I> was developed as a class project when Richie requested that each student write a short story. Impressed by their creativity and imagination Richie sought to share their stories with the world.</P><p>He approached bestselling author Mary B. Morrison about the project and Morrison offered to fully sponsor the publication of their stories. Through the combined efforts of the students Morrison and Richie <i>Diverse Stories: From the Imaginations of Sixth Graders</i> was born.</P>