I picked up this book in preparation for creating a teen writing program, and I was disappointed. While this might be a good general book for students in middle or high school, it is limited only to 5-paragraph essay writing - a single type of writing that is typically overused in school. I have met so many students who are tired of writing, simply from writing too many essays, which turns them away from the realm of possibilities of the written word. Perhaps this book would be good for a student struggling in an English class, but I would not recommend it for writing outside of the school setting.