Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street – Roni Schotter

There’s always a new way with the old words

Title: Nothing ever happens on 90th Street 

Author: Roni Schotter

Illustrator: Kyrsten Brooker

 This book, essentially written for budding young writers, also provides an enlightening read for adults. Whenever we receive a phone call or meet someone on the street, there’s a common question: “What’s special?” and the usual reply is, “Nothing, as usual.” However, the book “Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street” challenges these stereotypes and transforms our perspective from seeing “nothing” to recognising that many interesting things are happening all around us.

Storyline:

Eva, sits on the front porch of her apartment on 90th Street, with a notebook in hand, unwrapping her cinnamon Danish she recollects what her teacher Mrs. DeMarco said, Write about what you know, this is the topic given for her writing project. Eva gave a glance at the street, the crying sound of a kid, some horn sounds, Mr Chang standing outside his seafood emporium, huh .. as usual and nothing else sighed Eva.

Mr Sims an actor came out of the apartment, on seeing Eva he asked “Writing?? Eva replies Trying, but nothing ever happens on 90th Street, Mr. Sims says, Eva don’t say like that, the world is a stage and everyone has a part to play, so always observe and note the details. 

Likewise whoever crosses her, gives her a tip or advice on writing, One of the tips given by a dancer is to “imagine and ask, what if? Yourself Eva ” With all the tips and tricks how Eva crafts the story is the rest.

Review : 

This is an excellent resource for narrative writing. The story captivates children, keeping them on the edge of their seats with curiosity about what will happen next. The content teaches essential qualities for writing, including plot development, observation, imagination, dialogue, suspense, poetry, and romance. Although it has more text compared to other picture books, it remains an engaging read. The illustrations are interesting and presented in a collage style.

As the saying goes, “There’s always a new way with old words.” So, budding writers, explore the book here https://amzn.to/4u5Hp6O and discover the magic that words can create.

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