Awards

• Commended for Cybils (Poetry) 2007

Overview

"On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and ""Your Own,"" ""Sylvia ""is a portrait of her life, told in poems. With photos and an extensive list of facts and sources to round out the reading experience, ""Your Own, Sylvia ""is a great curriculum companion to Plath's ""The Bell Jar ""and ""Ariel,"" a welcoming introduction for newcomers, and an unflinching valentine for the devoted."

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Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, February 2007: [R]eaders come away with a sense ofreally knowing Plath . . . a must for any young-adult reader of poetry or Plath. Starred review, Booklist, February 15, 2007: [A]n intimate, comprehensive, imaginative view of a life, which also probes the relationships between poetry and creativity, mental fragility, love, marriage, and betrayal. Starred review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2007 Hemphill's verse, like Plath's, is completely compelling: every word, every line, worth reading.

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, February 2007: <br> [R]eaders come away with a sense ofreally knowing Plath . . . a must for any young-adult reader of poetry or Plath. <br><br>Starred review, Booklist, February 15, 2007: <br> [A]n intimate, comprehensive, imaginative view of a life, which also probes the relationships between poetry and creativity, mental fragility, love, marriage, and betrayal. <br><br>Starred review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2007 <br> Hemphill's verse, like Plath's, is completely compelling: every word, every line, worth reading.

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, February 2007: <br> [R]eaders come away with a sense ofreally knowing Plath . . . a must for any young-adult reader of poetry or Plath. <br>Starred review, Booklist, February 15, 2007: <br> [A]n intimate, comprehensive, imaginative view of a life, which also probes the relationships between poetry and creativity, mental fragility, love, marriage, and betrayal. <br>Starred review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2007: <br> Hemphill's verse, like Plath's, is completely compelling: every word, every line, worth reading.

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Stephanie Hemphill lives in Los Angeles, California.

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