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J.S. Puller

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Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Paranormal

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Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, Alice Walker, Dave Barry

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J. S. Puller is a playwright and author from the Windy City, Chicago. She has a master's degree in elementary education and a bachelor's degree in theatre from Northwestern University. She is an award-winning member of the American Alliance for Theatre and Education and has written about the social-emotional benefits of arts education with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. When not writing, she can usually be found in the theatre. She is the author of two novels, CAPTAIN SUPERLATIVE and THE LOST THINGS CLUB, both published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. She also has several published plays, including: WOMEN WHO WEAVE (Playscripts, Inc.), PERSEUS AND MEDUSA - IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME! (Lazybee Scripts), THE DEAT ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

J.S. Puller Do your best to write every day. It doesn't have to be on a novel or a play or anything that will eventually be polished into a publication. Something…moreDo your best to write every day. It doesn't have to be on a novel or a play or anything that will eventually be polished into a publication. Something as simple as writing in a journal or playing a role-play game is a good exercise. You can also do something silly, like start a blog written from the point of view of a fictional character. That can really help you get into a character's mindset. Even fanfiction is a perfectly good writing exercise. Just try to stretch those muscles every day!(less)

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I just finished reading “The Lost Things Club”. Such a beautifully written story about the impact of a school shooting on a young child. I was just wondering if you got the premise from personal experience, or perhaps from a child you’ve met that has endured this kind of trauma? Hope you don’t think I’m nosy for asking; the book had such a realistic feeling to it that I just wondered.

J.S. Puller Hi Stephanie! Thank you for your question! Not nosy at all. Although the answer isn't fully "yes" or "no." THE LOST THINGS CLUB was sort of inspired b…moreHi Stephanie! Thank you for your question! Not nosy at all. Although the answer isn't fully "yes" or "no." THE LOST THINGS CLUB was sort of inspired by a confluence of events. Specifically:

1. I was afforded the chance to serve as researcher and co-author on a study titled " Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning Outcomes Among K-12 Students." As part of the study, we interviewed teaching artists and one powerful story was given to us by a theatre teacher who helped a young student with elective mutism find his voice. You can find the story on page 21 of the report: https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publi...

2. The Parkland school shooting was a bit of a personal upset for my family. My cousin attended high school there. And while he's older than I am, and therefore wasn't at the school when it happened, that definitely set off some "what if" scenarios in my mind.

3. As I worked on the story, I read and listened to a lot of interviews from school shooting survivors and their families. I also read all kinds of scholarly articles on helping students to recover from trauma.

All of this sort of combined in my head to help me write THE LOST THINGS CLUB!(less)

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Average rating: 4.32 · 1,318 ratings · 240 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Captain Superlative 4.37 avg rating — 1,125 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“My name is Caitlyn. But Captain Superlative is who I am.”
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“Someone very wise had once said to me that I got my heroic streak from my dad,”
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