Story Starters

An energetic approach to creative writing has the right ingredients to inspire even a reluctant writer. Story Starters contains mini adventures that suspend a student in the middle of a predicament. "What happens next?" is the cue to write freely, with imagination and zest, to expand and embellish the story however your student wants. To spark even more curiosity, each story is illustrated with one or more engaging 19th century pictures. The settings are sometimes intense, sometimes funny, sometimes sweetly domestic, but always pose a challenge. Here is your child's opportunity to rescue those in danger, comfort the sick, cheer the lonely, laugh with the ridiculous, tame the wild, and do battle for good. Story Starters is non-consumable and written for grades 4-12 and is a supplementary English course. True to Charlotte Mason, this book will: