Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays

by Rebecca Stern, Brad Wolfe

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Published June 1, 2014

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[Aaron Choi · Rating 3 out of 5]

kinda mid.

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

A delightful collection of essays, mostly by young adult authors, aimed to help teachers understand that assigned essay writing can be fun, provocative, informative and entertaining, without being rules-laden, boring and dreary. The forward tells it straight on that it's any wonder that any student turns into a writer by profession, after having irrelevant topics and rigid rules of form crammed down their throats in essay writing. Meanwhile, it used to be practically an art form. I had fun reading about sasquatch society, lucid dreaming, spiders in the primitive outdoor shower, the smell and memory of a place, and why we won't be eating breakfast on mars, anytime soon.

[Madelyn Nenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for upper elementary ELA teachers searching for mentor texts for multiple different essay units. All essays are labeled by genre (persuasive, informational, literary, expository, etc.) and the students stay engaged.