The Secret Lives of Characters

$12.00

Every hero is hiding something. Help your child find out what.

The Secret Lives of Characters is a printable character workbook for kids ages 9 to 12. It goes past a character's name and looks to find what they want, what they fear, the secret they've never told anyone, and the moments that made them who they are. The result is a hero readers actually care about.

What's inside (32 printable pages):

  • A worked example: meet Scout, a farm dog one young author built with this workbook

  • Who Are We Talking About? Build the basics of your character

  • What the World Sees: how everyone else knows your hero

  • What Only You Know: the hidden secret and the hidden scar

  • The Character Engine: want vs. fear and the impossible choice

  • The People Around Them: the loyal one, the challenger, and the wild card

  • Author Tips and Sheriff's Tips for whenever your child gets stuck

Works on its own, or alongside The Story Map Kit. Instant PDF download. Print at home and start writing.

Created by Andrew K. Johnston, author of The Adventures of Bo and Mr. Quillery.

Every hero is hiding something. Help your child find out what.

The Secret Lives of Characters is a printable character workbook for kids ages 9 to 12. It goes past a character's name and looks to find what they want, what they fear, the secret they've never told anyone, and the moments that made them who they are. The result is a hero readers actually care about.

What's inside (32 printable pages):

  • A worked example: meet Scout, a farm dog one young author built with this workbook

  • Who Are We Talking About? Build the basics of your character

  • What the World Sees: how everyone else knows your hero

  • What Only You Know: the hidden secret and the hidden scar

  • The Character Engine: want vs. fear and the impossible choice

  • The People Around Them: the loyal one, the challenger, and the wild card

  • Author Tips and Sheriff's Tips for whenever your child gets stuck

Works on its own, or alongside The Story Map Kit. Instant PDF download. Print at home and start writing.

Created by Andrew K. Johnston, author of The Adventures of Bo and Mr. Quillery.