About Jen
Everyone has a story inside of them
Including the author who didn't know she was one - until she accidentally wrote a first chapter.
J.B. Cantwell
Author of 14 books for children
How it started
Many years ago, I was asked by my husband to write a description and story to go with a video game he was designing. I knew how to write... as one friend told me back then, I knew how to put a sentence together.
Soon, however, I found that I had written not a description, not a short story, but the entire first chapter of a novel! Since that day, I've written over 25 novels and chapter books, and 14 of those are for children.
Now, it's my great honor to bring what I know about writing books to your school. Because, as I tell the students at the end of every presentation, EVERYONE has a story inside of them!
A story can start anywhere - even in a video game description. Yours might start in a classroom.
Meet the story buddies
Noodle
Star of the picture book and hero of the TK-1 assembly. Famous for dramatic entrances from gift-wrapped boxes.
Einstein
Jack's very clever companion and reading buddy for grades 2-3. Also lives in the box. Also loves the applause.
Let's find the stories in your students
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