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From Cervantes to Langston Hughes, each of these 19 writers is respectfully exposed for their idiosyncracies as well as their contributions to the world of literature. What they ate, what they wore, who they loved and who their friends were - it's all here.
WRITERS INCLUDED:
- Shikibu
- Cervantes
- Shakespeare
- Austen
- Anderson
- Poe
- Dickens
- Brontë
- Dickinson
- Alcott
- Twain
- Burnett
- Stevenson
- London
- Sandburg
- White
- Hurston
- Hughes
- Singer
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 55
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English
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A famous horror writer is what Zackie Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster, a pink slimy creature who eats up an entire town! But the strange part is, every scary word Zackie types on his typewriter, is starting to come true.
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Treehouse series volume 1
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English
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Follows the efforts of Andy and Terry to meet a latest book deadline despite numerous distractions in their sophisticated tree house home, including flying cats, giant bananas, and sea monsters pretending to be mermaids.
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English
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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English
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Maurice Sendak has written and illustrated dozens of books in his career, including classics such as Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. Sendak's beloved illustrations, honesty, and unorthodox approach to children's literature have endeared him to readers around the world.
11) El Deafo
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English
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The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
12) Beverly Cleary
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[2015]
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English
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Beverly Cleary wrote delightful and funny stories about identifiable characters like Ramona Quimby, the star of Beezus and Ramona and Ramona's World. This is an overview of her life and her most popular books.
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c2011
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English
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Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life.
15) Maya Angelou
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c1999
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English
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Examines the life and accomplishments of the African American writer, performer, and teacher, as well as her impact on literature and black culture.
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Cici's journal volume 2
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2017.
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English
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When aspiring writer Cici becomes obsessed with discovering the deepest secrets of the people around her, believing it will help her understand them, her friends and family suffer the consequences.
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Treehouse series volume 4
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English
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Continuing their efforts in the ever-expanding treehouse, Andy and Terry tackle the mystery of their missing publisher, Mr. Bignose, whose disappearance has made completing their next book rather difficult.
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English
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A time-and-motion expert and his engineer wife use scientific principles to raise their twelve children. No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. Finally there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How...
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