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1) Brainstorm!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A child, struggling with what to write about, is swept up in a whirlwind of words, pictures, and ideas, until she finds herself caught in a downpour of her own creativity. Includes writing prompts and glossary.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 1
Language
English
Description
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
4) Ten birds
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Ten birds try to get to the other side of the river.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Language
English
Description
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
7) Think big
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing.
9) Going places
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.
10) The artist
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
11) Izzy paints
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Izzy loves the big city -- especially the art museum. Izzy is so inspired by the art all around -- now it's time to make their own! This joyful celebration of creativity will spark the imagination of every young reader.
12) Oh, olive!
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Debut author-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a hilariously cheeky picture book that celebrates the creativity of a young girl who breaks from the rigid traditions of her famous artist parents to make a colorful splash in her own unique style.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech delivers a companion to the New York Times bestselling picture book favorite, A Fine, Fine School. Beloved characters Tillie, Beans, and Mr. Keene return, with a timely message about the importance of creativity in the classroom.
15) 1, 2, 3, pull!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Min wants to be in Ann's show, and after building a crane to remove the tree that has fallen on the stage, she gets her chance.
16) The smart cookie
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren’t the only ingredients for intelligence?
17) Rebel genius
Author
Series
Rebel genius volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In twelve-year-old Giacomo's Renaissance-inspired world, art is powerful, dangerous, and outlawed. Every artist possesses a Genius, a birdlike creature that is the living embodiment of an artist's creative spirit. Those caught with one face severe punishment, so when Giacomo discovers he has a Genius, he knows he's in big trouble"--
Author
Series
Love Monster books volume 2
Publisher
Farrar, Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Love Monster is determined to give his best friend, a lovely girl monster, the perfect present on Gift Day, so when he discovers he cannot afford to buy anything special enough, he has an idea to make something, instead.
19) Final draft
Author
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Laila Piedra is a biracial aspiring author whose creative writing teacher always told her she has a special talent, so when he suddenly dies and is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who is sadistically critical and perpetually unimpressed, Laila grows obsessed with gaining the woman's approval and is led to believe she must choose between perfection and sanity, but rejecting her all-powerful mentor may...
20) Gurple and Preen
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Gurple and Preen crash land onto a strange alien planet, they must work together to build something new from their mistake in order to save their mission"--
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