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Dreyer's English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good Advice for Good Writing

Dreyer's English (Adapted for Young Readers): Good Advice for Good Writing

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  • Author：Benjamin Dreyer
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Summary

Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House's longtime copy chief， this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar， written especially for a younger audience， entertains as well as instructs。

Full of advice， insider wisdom， and fascinating facts， this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills， or anyone who enjoys the power of language。 Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation， word choice decisions， and more， presented in a clear， concise and accessible manner made fun！

Praise for the New York Times bestseller DREYER'S ENGLISH: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine， Paste， and Shelf Awareness

Essential （and delightful！） --People

Playful， smart， self-conscious， and personal 。 。 。 One encounters wisdom and good sense on nearly every page。 --The Wall Street Journal

Destined to become a classic。 --The Millions

Dreyer can help you 。 。 。 with tips on punctuation and spelling。 。 。 。 Even better: He'll entertain you while he's at it。 --Newsday

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Reviews

Linda ，

Excellent reference for young adult writers。 Explains many topics not covered in high school English in a practical way。

Libby ，

I loved this book。 Dreyer's style is light， and the examples in this young readers version are high school appropriate。 I learned （or was reminded） of many details that hopefully will make my writing better。 I do think this isn't a book most young readers will pick up on their own， but one that librarians and teachers will need to point out to language lovers （or assign in high school classes！） I loved this book。 Dreyer's style is light， and the examples in this young readers version are high school appropriate。 I learned （or was reminded） of many details that hopefully will make my writing better。 I do think this isn't a book most young readers will pick up on their own， but one that librarians and teachers will need to point out to language lovers （or assign in high school classes！） 。。。more

Ramona ，

I love it when I find a book about writing （I am not a professional writer） that helps me to become more proficient， accurate， and smoother in my writing style。 This is a "fun" writing advice book。 I enjoyed the format， style of writing， and the way the chapters were set up。 The chapter headings were great！ I love it when I find a book about writing （I am not a professional writer） that helps me to become more proficient， accurate， and smoother in my writing style。 This is a "fun" writing advice book。 I enjoyed the format， style of writing， and the way the chapters were set up。 The chapter headings were great！ 。。。more

hallie bertling ，

100% clever， more more often mind-boggling。the english language is complicated and confusing， and here are the highlights！what would have been helpful is:a） reading this as a class with an english teacher for when i got lostb） having Xs in the margins or some other color of font for when the author is being clever， but telling you what not to do。made lots of notes。 glad it wasn't ALL new information for me。 but still have some things to fix in my manuscript before i send it on to agents！ （also g 100% clever， more more often mind-boggling。the english language is complicated and confusing， and here are the highlights！what would have been helpful is:a） reading this as a class with an english teacher for when i got lostb） having Xs in the margins or some other color of font for when the author is being clever， but telling you what not to do。made lots of notes。 glad it wasn't ALL new information for me。 but still have some things to fix in my manuscript before i send it on to agents！ （also glad copyeditors exist because gracious， that's a lot of rules！） 。。。more

Andreas Porwanto ，

Engaging and informative！

Heather Jones ，

It's a great book for adults too。I have a degree in English， I am a grammar-lover， and I am a professional writer whose job is to know how to use words properly。 I know a lot about grammar。And I'm still learning things from this book。 It's a great book for adults too。I have a degree in English， I am a grammar-lover， and I am a professional writer whose job is to know how to use words properly。 I know a lot about grammar。And I'm still learning things from this book。 。。。more

Zibby Owens ，

This guide is an informative and witty guide to writing and grammar， adapted for young readers。 Dreyer's English， whether for adults or young readers， is about polishing and refining writing。 But this isn't just basic school grammar。 The author touches on some of the things in this book that everyone needs to know。 He talks about the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers—all the words we should try not to use like "really" and "actually。" My favorite line of this book is in the beginning when the This guide is an informative and witty guide to writing and grammar， adapted for young readers。 Dreyer's English， whether for adults or young readers， is about polishing and refining writing。 But this isn't just basic school grammar。 The author touches on some of the things in this book that everyone needs to know。 He talks about the Wan Intensifiers and Throat Clearers—all the words we should try not to use like "really" and "actually。" My favorite line of this book is in the beginning when the author talks directly to younger readers and says， "I know you think you know how to write， but。。。there might be a time in your life when you have to apply for a job or do grown-up things， and language will come in handy。" To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/ben。。。 。。。more

Justin Hall ，

A great refresher on how to use words！ Loved the original and this book a fun read and a must have for your library。 I kept thinking of how I want to pass this book along to my 12 year old nephew。 Sure， he won't get most of the references Dreyers makes but it will be such a leg up on his knowledge of the English language and it's uses in writing。 I wish I had read more books like this growing up in school。 Dreyer is hilarious throughout the book while being incredibly informative。 Get this book A great refresher on how to use words！ Loved the original and this book a fun read and a must have for your library。 I kept thinking of how I want to pass this book along to my 12 year old nephew。 Sure， he won't get most of the references Dreyers makes but it will be such a leg up on his knowledge of the English language and it's uses in writing。 I wish I had read more books like this growing up in school。 Dreyer is hilarious throughout the book while being incredibly informative。 Get this book and learn。 Now I just need him to go throught this review and turn it red with errors I have probably made。 Thanks to PRHAudio for this complimentary audiobook。 My deliveries/work days are made better with my audio book accompaniments。 。。。more

wanderonwards ，

3。5/5 starsThank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review。First off， I should clarify I have not been able to read the original version of this book yet， so I won’t be able to compare the young readers’ version to it。 Hopefully someday soon a copy of Dreyer’s English will make it into my hands， but until then I can only review Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） as a standalone。Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Reader 3。5/5 starsThank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for sending me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review。First off， I should clarify I have not been able to read the original version of this book yet， so I won’t be able to compare the young readers’ version to it。 Hopefully someday soon a copy of Dreyer’s English will make it into my hands， but until then I can only review Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） as a standalone。Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） is a quick overview on ways to improve your writing， from punctuation and word choice to verifying quotes and general consistency。I feel the strongest part of this book is the variety of information it is able to quickly cover， and I often enjoyed Dreyer’s humor throughout （although， since this book is geared for ages 10 and up， I’m not sure how much of that humor will be accessible for younger readers）。 I also appreciated that the book begins with a disclaimer: no stylebook is ever 100% correct 100% of the time and many stylebooks disagree with each other。 With that in mind， Dreyer is the copy chief of Random House， so this stylebook is written with their set of rules in mind。 So， Dreyer explains， with this book he has set out to 1） write about the issues he most often sees while copyediting and how he attempts to address them， and 2） not try to replicate the guidance of other stylebooks。I do have a couple of issues with this book。 First， while I think the tone will be inviting to most readers， I’m not sure if the intended audience has been properly narrowed down: throughout the book the intended audience seems to alternate between middle school and high school students。 For parts of the book this may not be an issue， but since there is a substantial difference between a 6th grader and a 12th grader （or even an 8th grader and an 11th grader）， I think it’s something to keep in mind （especially since every teenager I’ve ever come across will immediately stop reading if they perceive a book as even beginning to talk down to them）。Second， there’s an occasional lack of clarity with the examples provided and other times a noncommittal attitude towards certain topics。 Although， since we’ve already learned that language is surprisingly flexible， perhaps this isn’t an issue - except that most of the other topics have defined opinions。 Within my library， if my younger patrons come to me searching for a book to improve their writing， they’re generally looking for clear explanations because they are having trouble fully grasping their teacher’s explanation。 Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） doesn’t really fill that need。Third， there is a general mix of descriptiveness and prescriptiveness in the suggestions offered。 Of course， everyone has their personal preferences， but Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） switches between descriptive and prescriptive without differentiating between the two。 For instance， at one point Dreyer argues against the use of everyone’s friend “irregardless” （prescriptive， mentioned in Chapter 7 of my ARC） and then later praises the making up of words （descriptive， mentioned in Chapter 7 of my ARC slightly after the section on “irregardless”）。 Both instances are on the ‘making up’ of words but have conflicting answers。 [*Note: I’m not arguing either for or against the word “irregardless” but I would like to point out that this polarizing word was included in Merriam-Webster’s words of the week in July 2020 （https://www。merriam-webster。com/words-at-play/the-words-of-the-week-july-03-2020）， and， to quote them “has been in widespread and near-constant use since 1795。”]Finally， I completely disagree with the section on capitalizing names。 If someone has expressly stated a preference for lowercase to be used， to deliberately ignore that preference is akin to misspelling their name。 So， it’s “bell hooks” not “Bell Hooks”。 PLEASE respect that and don’t choose to capitalize names just because you think they should be。 Names are an integral part to identity and have a history of being ignored and/or deliberately changed by whites。 It is up to each individual to choose their identity and how it is expressed， not those around them。In all， I think Dreyer’s English （Adapted for Young Readers） can be summed up as follows: the English language is complicated and doesn’t really follow a well-defined set of rules （especially since our language loves to steal things from other languages at random）， so if you are having problems with convention， consensus， clarity， and/or comprehension in your writing…you might be best off just trying to rewrite it。 Thank you again to NetGalley and Random House Children’s for the privilege of reviewing an ARC。 。。。more

Alley W。 ，

Dreyer’s English （adapted for young readers） is a valuable and informative text that students can learn from in order to improve their writing skills。 The book gives examples of how to overcome certain rules that limit a person’s writing。 Also how to use grammar as a tool and not a hindrance。 I would highly recommend this book to teachers to help improve and share writing structure and techniques with their students。 But overall I would recommend it to students who are tired of formulated senten Dreyer’s English （adapted for young readers） is a valuable and informative text that students can learn from in order to improve their writing skills。 The book gives examples of how to overcome certain rules that limit a person’s writing。 Also how to use grammar as a tool and not a hindrance。 I would highly recommend this book to teachers to help improve and share writing structure and techniques with their students。 But overall I would recommend it to students who are tired of formulated sentence structures and are looking to broaden their understanding of the English language and in turn improve their writing abilities。 。。。more

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