The Boy: A Fifth Grade Anthology

by Jeff Edwards, Fifth Grade Writers Workshop

THE BOY is a collection of stories written by fifth grade students at Ellwood P. Cubberley Elementary School in San Diego, CA. Each child was given the same opening paragraph, and asked to finish the story using his or her own ideas and imagination. Award winning novelist, Jeff Edwards presented the challenge during a writers workshop in the classroom of Mrs. Eliza Till. With the help of Mrs. Till and Mrs. Maria Edwards, President of American Authors Association, the class spent several weeks developing and refining their stories. This book is the result of creativity, personal effort, and teamwork. The fifth graders are pleased to present you with THE BOY. We hope you enjoy it.

102 pages, Paperback

First published April 20, 2008

About the author

Jeff Edwards is a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, and an Anti-Submarine Warfare Specialist. His naval career spanned more than two decades and half the globe - from chasing Soviet nuclear attack submarines during the Cold War, to launching cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf. Collectively, his novels have won the Admiral Nimitz Award for Outstanding Naval Fiction, the Reader’s Choice Award, the Clive Cussler Grandmaster Award for Adventure Writing, and the American Author Medal. He lives in California, where he consults for the Department of Defense.