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To fulfill its mission the California Literary Arts Society (CLAS) presents many activities, including writing and publishing programs for youth. These programs are in collaboration with libraries, public schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, and juvenile facilities. In each program a book is published of the participants’ writing.
CLAS helps young authors with sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and other facets of literacy through working with them on their own writing. In the process they gain a sense of accomplishment and greater self-confidence. They are rewarded by seeing their own works in a published book and receiving copies of it.
So far, CLAS Publishing has produced four books written by young people between the ages of 8 through 18. These are for sale to the public and all of the proceeds go back into our youth writing and publishing programs.
You can order the books listed below by sending a check payable to CLAS, P.O. Box 782, Ventura, CA 93002. For more information or to order more than one copy of each book, email
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. There is a shipping/handling discount for the purchase of two or more books of each title.
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 Voices from Behind the Wall:
A Collection of Memoirs by Teenagers in Juvenile Hall
ISBN 978-0-9795476-3-8; 136 pages, 2010.
Troubled teenagers write about their experiences before and during their stay in Juvenile Hall. This project was in partnership with the Ventura County Juvenile Facilities, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, and CLAS. $12.95 each + 1.07 tax + 2.75 S/H = $16.77
Make check payable to CLAS, P.O. Box 782, Ventura, CA 93002 |
 A Brief Look at Our Lives
ISBN 978-0-9795476-2-1; 55 pages, 2008.
A collection of autobiographical stories written by members of the Writing Club at Rio Del Valle School in Oxnard, California. This was an after-school program conducted by the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme. Eight boys and girls, ages eleven and twelve, write about themselves, their families, and their friends. $10.00 + .83 tax + 2.75 S/H = Total $13.58
Make check payable to CLAS, P.O. Box 782, Ventura, CA 93002 |
 Out of Our Minds: Short Stories by Teenage Girls
ISBN 978-0-9795476-1-4; 140 pages, 2007.
An anthology written by ten teenage girls living in Ventura, California, it was a collaboration between CLAS and the Ventura County Libraries. Each girl selected her topic and then worked with experienced editors to refine and illuminate their individual voices. $10.00 + .83 tax + 2.75 S/H = $13.58
Make check payable to CLAS, P.O. Box 782, Ventura, CA 93002 |
 Stories and Pictures from Our Lives
ISBN 978-0-9795476-0-7; 56 pages, 2007.
Written by 14 members of the Author’s Club at the Boys & Girls Club of Ventura as part of the club’s after school programs. The book combines stories and art by the club’s young members between the ages of eight and twelve. $10.00 + .83 tax + 2.75 S/H = $13.58
Make check payable to CLAS, P.O. Box 782, Ventura, CA 93002 |
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