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He sat at his old worn desk-there were ink stains all over it-and drew out a secret book from the bottom of a drawer filled with papers. It wasn't the five-cent composition book in which he kept his journal. That was where he wrote down his thoughts and observations on everything that mattered and didn't matter. The secret book was one he had found in the attic among Ma's things-secret things maybe, for the trunk had been locked, and perhaps he oughtn't to have used the key he'd found in Ma's room.  As he had done many times since finding the book, he looked at the words on its title page: THE BOOK OF STORY BEGINNINGS. There was a verse beneath the title. It made him shiver a bit because it was so wonderful. Almost like a story beginning itself:   Beware, you writers who write within;  Be mindful of stories that you begin;  For every story that has a beginning  May have a middle and an end.   Know this, too, before you write:  Though day must always lead to night,  Not all beginnings make good tales;  Some succeed, while others fail.   Let this book its judgment lend  On whether and how your beginning ends.   _______  THE BOOK OF STORY BEGINNINGS by Kristin Kladstrup. Copyright   2006 by Kristin Kladstrup. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.  From the Trade Paperback edition.  From the Publisher From a first-time author, a spellbinding story that lures you in ? and won√Ç't let go!   Kristin Kladstrup√Ç's wonderfully transporting fantasy ? featuring a ship full of orphaned pirate children, a pair of warring royals, and plenty of magic potions ? is sure to thrill all those who dare turn its pages.   From the Author KRISTIN KLADSTRUP: I have always loved the big brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see beautiful fields and pastures. But when I was young, I was always ignoring what was in front of me and wishing for something more exciting. From those same windows, I could imagine the ocean stretching out to the Iowa horizon. If I√Ç'd had the chance, I might have written a story beginning about it, just as Oscar does. But I was also much more inclined to pretend things than to write them down. Now that I√Ç'm grown up, things are backward: I can√Ç't pretend much of anything without writing it down. That√Ç's why there√Ç's now a pretend brick house in Iowa to go along with the real one!  From the Author KRISTIN KLADSTRUP: I have always loved the big brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see beautiful fields and pastures. But when I was young, I was always ignoring what was in front of me and wishing for something more exciting. From those same windows, I could imagine the ocean stretching out to the Iowa horizon. If I√Ç'd had the chance, I might have written a story beginning about it, just as Oscar does. But I was also much more inclined to pretend things than to write them down. Now that I√Ç'm grown up, things are backward: I can√Ç't pretend much of anything without writing it down. That√Ç's why there√Ç's now a pretend brick house in Iowa to go along with the real one!  About the Author KRISTIN KLADSTRUP says, I have always loved the big brick house in Iowa where my mother grew up. From its windows, you can look out and see beautiful fields and pastures. But when I was young, I was always ignoring what was in front of me and wishing for something more exciting. From those same windows, I could imagine the ocean stretching out to the Iowa horizon. If I'd had the chance, I might have written a story beginning about it, just as Oscar does. But I was also much more inclined to pretend things than to write them down. 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