Project Lit Author/Illustrator Pages & Projects

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Project Lit is Allen's book club for 4th and 5th grade students interested in exploring
​diverse voices in literature.
​The books below were read during the 2019-2020 school year.
​Keep an eye on this site for new titles coming for the 2021-2022 school year! 

El Deafo: Cece Bell

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Cece Bell is giving a lot of personal background information about El Deafo chapter by chapter on YouTube. Make sure you have permission to use this link at home, but it is great to hear the author tell you more about the story! 

The Benefits of Being an Octopus: Ann Braden

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Ann Braden is doing video creative writing series on her website. It is called What to Write When You Don't Know What to Write (And You Don't Think You're a Writer). If you are using any of your time at home to write, or if you have ever wondered how to get started writing, this is a fun series. 

Ghost: Jason Reynolds

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You can watch Jason Reynolds read a chapter of Ghost on YouTube. In this chapter, the main character talks about breaking world records. After listening to the read, you can also visit the Guinness Book of World Records page to try some records at home.  

Wishtree: Katherine Applegate

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In Katherine Applegate's novel, the community learns that prejudice and racism are NOT good reasons to destroy a community (or, in the story, cut down a tree). However, the USDA Forest Service wrote a book explaining that sometimes there are good reasons to remove a tree. If you are curious, you can check out Why Would Anyone Cut a Tree Down? 

New Kid:  Jerry Craft

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Time for Kids recently posted an article called 8 Questions for Jerry Craft. You can see what he has to say about New Kid, how he started writing graphic novels, and what it means to win both the Newbery and Coretta Scott King awards this year. 

Front Desk: Kelly Yang

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If you scroll to the bottom of Kelly Yang's website, she has YouTube links to a series of discussions about writing.