Kid authors: true tales of childhood from famous writers
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Horner, Doogie, illustrator.
Published:
Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2017].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
199 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Rating:
1020L
Status:
Essex Children's Nonfiction
J 809 STA
Description
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of J. K. Rowling, Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 12 other great writers.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Essex Children's Nonfiction
J 809 STA
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alexie, Sherman, -- 1966-
Authors -- Biography.
Carroll, Lewis, -- 1832-1898.
Cleary, Beverly.
Dahl, Roald.
Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967.
Hurston, Zora Neale.
Kinney, Jeff.
Lee, Stan, -- 1922-2018.
Montgomery, L. M. -- (Lucy Maud), -- 1874-1942.
Poe, Edgar Allan, -- 1809-1849.
Rowling, J. K.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910.
Verne, Jules, -- 1828-1905.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, -- 1867-1957.
Authors -- Biography.
Carroll, Lewis, -- 1832-1898.
Cleary, Beverly.
Dahl, Roald.
Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967.
Hurston, Zora Neale.
Kinney, Jeff.
Lee, Stan, -- 1922-2018.
Montgomery, L. M. -- (Lucy Maud), -- 1874-1942.
Poe, Edgar Allan, -- 1809-1849.
Rowling, J. K.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973.
Twain, Mark, -- 1835-1910.
Verne, Jules, -- 1828-1905.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls, -- 1867-1957.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594749872, 1594749876
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 6.4, 4 Points
Level 6.4, 4 Points
Lexile measure:
1020
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-193) and index.
Description
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of J. K. Rowling, Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 12 other great writers.
Target Audience
1020L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,6.4,4,194646.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,6.4,4,194646
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Stabler, D., & Horner, D. (2017). Kid authors: true tales of childhood from famous writers. Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stabler, David and Doogie, Horner. 2017. Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood From Famous Writers. Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Stabler, David and Doogie, Horner, Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood From Famous Writers. Quirk Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Stabler, David, and Doogie Horner. Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood From Famous Writers. Quirk Books, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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