New Releases by Ralph Fletcher

The two videodiscs cover all the practical components necessary for establishing and implementing a successful writing workshop, including the importance of choice, creating a risk-taking environment, the difference between skills and craft, the writer''s notebook, the writing conference, revision, and the role of literature.

Does Rivers have room in his life for two very different fathers? "The truth is Uncle Daddy isn''t either my father or my uncle. He''s actually Mom''s uncle. I was three years old when he came to live with us." Since Rivers''s real father left him and his mom six years ago, Uncle Daddy has been taking care of Rivers in all the ways a dad cares for a son -- even teaching him how to play baseball. Then his real father returns. Rivers is confused and angry. He had always thought that he''d express his anger at his father by socking him in the stomach. Now, face to face with him, Rivers'' feelings are more complicated than he''d imagined. Will the reappearance of his dad affect his relationship with Uncle Daddy? This heart-felt story, told from the point of view of a nine-and-a-half-year-old boy, is filled with insight and touches of humor. "Beneath the wild humor, there are surprisingly subtle messages about responsibility and courage." - School Library Journal

A memoir in which the author, a staff developer for the Teachers College Writing Project from September 1985 to June 1986, recalls his experiences teaching New York City public school educators how to teach writing.