I like this book. http://www.amazon.com/Writers-Noteb..._2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404776041&sr=1-2

The man who wrote the Writer's Notebook book is an author and educator (Ralph Fletcher) and he is very friendly. We corresponded about my son and a particular situation with my son's writing after I read this book of his. http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Writers-R...1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404776041&sr=1-11

This one of his looks good too. http://www.amazon.com/How-Writers-W..._b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0TJGNB4GQZW4YZZ48QEP

And I like this book. http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stori..._9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404776362&sr=1-9

ETA...I plan to homeschool my son 6-8th grade and in 6th grade I plan to use the Scholastic book (I already own it). And I am considering the two Fletcher books...writer's notebook and how writers work. I will also look at Writing Strands a homeschool curriculum when the time comes and see if it is appropriate. The school system's method of teaching writing is so formulaic so that the kids can pass the writing tests in 4th, 8th and 10th grades. I want my son to write and write well without the formula.

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