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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Catherine Reef , USAPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Weight: 0.599kg ISBN: 9780547370217ISBN 10: 0547370210 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 06 June 2011 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAlong with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist , starred review a JLG selection Along with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist, starred review Perhaps this work will lead readers to Jane Austen and imaginatively apply the facts of the author's life to the novels--or vice-versa. -- Kirkus Reviews a JLG selection Along with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist , starred review Perhaps this work will lead readers to Jane Austen and imaginatively apply the facts of the author's life to the novels--or vice-versa. -- Kirkus Reviews Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life<br> •A Golden Kite Honor Book <br> [A] perceptive, captivating biography of one of the 20th century’s most influential writers. . . . Teens jaded by too much classroom analysis . . . will come away from Reef’s thorough, skillfully constructed biography with fresh interest in and appreciation for this American legend. -- Booklist, starred review <p> E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life<br> • Best Book for Young Adults<br>• A JLG Premier Selection <br> An engaging and informative chronicle of the life of this talented and unconventional artist. . . . A high-quality effort. -- School Library Journal, starred review <br> A clear, engaging portrait of a poet whose refusal to write and live according to convention will endear him to teens. Booklist, starred review <p> Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind <br> •Sydney Taylor Award <br> [A] piercing biography. . . .Reef distills Freud's theories into comprehensible descriptio Author InformationCatherine Reef is author of more than 40 nonfiction books for young people. Her award-winning books for Clarion include several biographies, among them Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life, E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life, and Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind, all of which received starred reviews and numerous other accolades. She lives in College Park, Maryland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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