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Author:

Stabler, David, author.

Title:

Kid authors : true tales of childhood from famous writers / stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner.

Publisher:

Quirk Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

199 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject:

Authors--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Horner, Doogie, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193) and index.

Contents:

Part three: Fun facts about famous authors. 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.

Summary:

Presents stories featuring authors when they were children, including Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, and Zora Neale Hurston.

ISBN:

1594749876
9781594749872

OCLC:

(OCoLC)981581754

LCCN:

2016961075

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

WPPB215 -- Everly Public Library (Everly)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)