Carmela A. Martino, Children's Book Author

Highlighted Works . . .

New in 2010!
"Big Z, Cammi, and Me"
Short story in I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes, and Switcheroos, a middle-grade anthology edited by Johanna Hurwitz. See the teacher's guide here.
Middle-Grade Novel
Rosa, Sola
After praying and praying for a younger sibling, Rosa is thrilled to learn her mother is finally pregnant. But then tragedy strikes, and each member of her family must find a way to cope—including Rosa.
To read an excerpt from the novel, click here.
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For a list of discussion questions, click here.
Poem in Anthology
"Questions: A Poem in Two Voices"
In Chicken Soup for the Soup: Teens Talk High School edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, & Madeline Clapps
For Recommended Reading for Children and Teens click below:


Carmela's Blog
Please note: This is only an occasional blog. Please see my regular posts every other Wednesday at www.TeachingAuthors.com.

Six-Word Memoirs

August 25, 2009

Tags: Teaching Authors Blog, Back-to-School Writing Activities, Six-Word Memoirs

My TeachingAuthors blog post on August 12 was about writing six-word memoirs. This is a great back-to-school writing activity. Read all about it at http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/08/getting-to-know-me-six-word-memoir.html