Descriptive Writing Books

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Saturdays and Teacakes Saturdays and Teacakes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 505 ratings — published 2004
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Fireflies Fireflies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,191 ratings — published 1985
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The Girl Who Came Home The Girl Who Came Home (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 26,474 ratings — published 2012
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Owl Moon Owl Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 44,893 ratings — published 1987
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,960,290 ratings — published 1813
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,087,248 ratings — published 1925
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,982,150 ratings — published 1951
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 475,249 ratings — published 1969
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 224,959 ratings — published 2011
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Carmilla Carmilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.86 — 220,801 ratings — published 1872
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.92 — 484,017 ratings — published 1903
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Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3) Black Cherry Blues (Dave Robicheaux, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.16 — 17,476 ratings — published 1989
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Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 716,771 ratings — published 2024
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Eye of the Predator Eye of the Predator (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published 2014
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Ethan Frome Ethan Frome (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.46 — 141,265 ratings — published 1911
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The House of Mirth The House of Mirth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 108,495 ratings — published 1905
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Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 67,864 ratings — published 2011
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Descriptive Book Descriptive Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 68 ratings — published
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The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.79 — 733,610 ratings — published 2000
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,753,633 ratings — published 1977
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Rewitched (Rewitched, #1) Rewitched (Rewitched, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.73 — 32,177 ratings — published 2024
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Creep Creep (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.47 — 5,599 ratings — published 2025
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,518,846 ratings — published 1915
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 915,429 ratings — published 2022
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How We Disappeared How We Disappeared (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,297 ratings — published 2019
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
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avg rating 3.78 — 449,670 ratings — published 2007
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,218,448 ratings — published 1954
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Crush Crush (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 43,771 ratings — published 2005
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A Breath of Life A Breath of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 6,130 ratings — published 1978
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Paradise Rot Paradise Rot (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.43 — 34,122 ratings — published 2009
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 274,791 ratings — published 2019
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,125,687 ratings — published 2011
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Once I Ate a Pie Once I Ate a Pie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 867 ratings — published 2006
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John Henry John Henry (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,062 ratings — published 1994
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Launching the Writer's Workshop: Grades 3-12 Launching the Writer's Workshop: Grades 3-12 (spiral_bound)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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A Man of Some Repute (A Very English Mystery, #1) A Man of Some Repute (A Very English Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 12,239 ratings — published 2015
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Too Many Moose Too Many Moose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 365 ratings — published 2016
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Armadilly Chili Armadilly Chili (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.03 — 274 ratings — published 2004
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The Hugely-Wugely Spider The Hugely-Wugely Spider (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.62 — 229 ratings — published 2018
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The Funeral The Funeral (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.55 — 654 ratings — published 2018
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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 703 ratings — published 2016
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My Life with the Wave My Life with the Wave (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.83 — 233 ratings — published 1997
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For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 217 ratings — published 2011
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The Very Inappropriate Word The Very Inappropriate Word (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 609 ratings — published 2013
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Big Bad Bunny Big Bad Bunny (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.60 — 492 ratings — published 2008
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Down by the Cool of the Pool Down by the Cool of the Pool (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,474 ratings — published 2001
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Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.97 — 667 ratings — published 2008
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One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2) One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.82 — 52,266 ratings — published 2006
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Allie All Along Allie All Along (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 528 ratings — published 2018
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My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as descriptive-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 518 ratings — published 2007
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Sue Monk Kidd
“I saw a shiny film, across her eyes - the beginning of tears. Looking into her eyes, I could see a fire inside them. It was a hearth fire you could depend on, you could draw up to and get warm by if you were cold, or cook something on that would feed the emptiness in you. I felt like we were all adrift in the world, and all we had was the wet fire in August's eyes. But it was enough.”
Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

Neal Shusterman
“I feel her wave of worry like a patio heater - faint and ineffective, but constant.”
Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep

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