Kid authors : true tales of childhood from famous writers / stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner.
| Author/creator |
Stabler, David author. |
| Other author/creator | Horner, Doogie illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2017] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2017 |
| Description | 199 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Portion of title | True tales of childhood from famous writers |
| Contents | Part one: It's not easy being a kid. J.R.R. Tolkien meets a baboon tarantula -- J.K. Rowling, a storybook life -- Edgar Allan Poe, little orphan Edgar -- Sherman Alexie, off the reservation -- Lewis Carroll, one tough nerd -- Laura Ingalls Wilder, heart of a pioneer -- Part two: All in the family. Zora Neale Hurston, jumping at the sun -- Mark Twain, bad boy makes good -- Langston Hughes, history lessons -- Jules Verne, castaway for a day -- Part three: The write stuff. Roald Dahl, the boy who loved candy -- Stan Lee, the incredible reader -- Beverly Cleary, flight of the blackbird -- Lucy Maud Montgomery, the adventures of story girl -- Jeff Kinney, stuck in the middle -- Fun facts about famous authors. |
| Abstract | Presents stories featuring authors when they were children, including Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, and Zora Neale Hurston. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193) and index. |
| Audience | 1020 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2016961075 |
| ISBN | 9781594749872 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1594749876 (hardcover) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 809 ST118K | ✔ Available | Place Hold |