Writing Resources for Teens
BOOKS TO LEARN BY
Creative Writing
Write Back Soon! Adventures in Letter Writing
Connect with friends through handwritten notes, cards & letters in this fun, interactive workbook full of creativity and personal touches.
The Happy Writer
Get more ideas, write more words, and find more joy from first draft to publication and beyond.
Dear Ally, How Do I Write a Book?
The definitive guide to writing a novel for the NaNoWriMo generation, including helpful tips from other YA stars.
Write a Poem, Save Your Life
Explores the use of poetry as a tool for self-discovery and emotional healing.
Write Back Soon! Adventures in Letter Writing
Connect with friends through handwritten notes, cards & letters in this fun, interactive workbook full of creativity and personal touches.
The Happy Writer
Get more ideas, write more words, and find more joy from first draft to publication and beyond.
Dear Ally, How Do I Write a Book?
The definitive guide to writing a novel for the NaNoWriMo generation, including helpful tips from other YA stars.
Write a Poem, Save Your Life
Explores the use of poetry as a tool for self-discovery and emotional healing.
Academic/Technical Writing
Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One...
An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to reading, writing and the English language.
Word Smart
Word Smart includes over 1,400 words and definitions that will help teenagers and adults build a better and more effective vocabulary.
How to Write Essays for Standardized Tests
This guide breaks down what graders want on major high school tests—and shows you how to meet their expectations quickly and effectively.
Surefire Tips to Improve Your Writing Skills
Aligned with Common Core English Language Arts, this book offers tips on creating a writing space, staying motivated, and generating ideas.
Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One...
An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to reading, writing and the English language.
Word Smart
Word Smart includes over 1,400 words and definitions that will help teenagers and adults build a better and more effective vocabulary.
How to Write Essays for Standardized Tests
This guide breaks down what graders want on major high school tests—and shows you how to meet their expectations quickly and effectively.
Surefire Tips to Improve Your Writing Skills
Aligned with Common Core English Language Arts, this book offers tips on creating a writing space, staying motivated, and generating ideas.
Biographies/True Stories about Writers
The Freedom Writers Diary
How A Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
The Poet Slave of Cuba
A portrait in poems of Juan Francisco Manzano, the poet who was born a slave in Cuba in 1797.
Bad Boy: a Memoir
The author relates his experiences growing up in Harlem, the home of Sugar Ray Robinson and Langston Hughes, in the 1940s and 1950s.
Enchanted Air
Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.
The Freedom Writers Diary
How A Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
The Poet Slave of Cuba
A portrait in poems of Juan Francisco Manzano, the poet who was born a slave in Cuba in 1797.
Bad Boy: a Memoir
The author relates his experiences growing up in Harlem, the home of Sugar Ray Robinson and Langston Hughes, in the 1940s and 1950s.
Enchanted Air
Margarita Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.
Teen Writers Anthology & Youth Poetry Anthology
Youth Poetry Anthology 2025
Frisco Library’s annual youth poetry contest—winners are published in a book that is added to the library’s collection.
Teen Writers Anthology 2024
The Teen Writers Anthology is a yearly publication of the Frisco Library intended to give area teens a way to publish their original work.
Teen Writers Anthology 2023
The Teen Writers Anthology is a yearly publication of the Frisco Library intended to give area teens a way to publish their original work.
Youth Poetry Anthology 2023
Frisco Library's annual poetry contest - winners are published in a book that is added to the library's collection.
Youth Poetry Anthology 2025
Frisco Library’s annual youth poetry contest—winners are published in a book that is added to the library’s collection.
Teen Writers Anthology 2024
The Teen Writers Anthology is a yearly publication of the Frisco Library intended to give area teens a way to publish their original work.
Teen Writers Anthology 2023
The Teen Writers Anthology is a yearly publication of the Frisco Library intended to give area teens a way to publish their original work.
Youth Poetry Anthology 2023
Frisco Library's annual poetry contest - winners are published in a book that is added to the library's collection.