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"When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen."--

For beginners to advanced students, this warm and witty guide to writing includes a writing style chapter and a guide to writing everything from school papers to letters to e-mails.

Provides strategies for writing successful research reports and essays, including social studies reports, book reports, persuasive essays, personal essays, and descriptive essays.

Learn how to research a subject and give a detailed report on the information you discovered.

"Introduces readers to the key steps in writing a school research report through the use of examples and exercises"--Provided by publisher.

Step-by-step instructions for writing a report, including choosing and understanding the subject, building a bibliography, taking notes, outlining, and writing the final draft.

Guides students through the process of writing a research paper, including picking a topic, gathering and organizing information, writing a thesis statement, and completing the paper.

The first step of writing a book report is simple-read the book! However, careful reading and note taking can make the writing process easier. Readers learn these skills and more included in the Common Core, such as effective description and ability to recall and write a sequence of events. Whether reporting on fiction or nonfiction, understanding the writing process of book reports is important. Fact boxes offer helpful writing tips as readers move...

"Explores ways to share information when doing research and writing reports and other written materials"--Provided by publisher.