Sharon CreechThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15.12.2005 - 112 Seiten Sharon Creech did not write her first novel for young adults until she was in her forties. Known for hersuperlative storytelling skills and her journey-filled plots, she won the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, and a Newbery Honor for The Wanderer. Presented here is a thorough text-analysis, biographical timeline, extensive source notes, a discussion of themes, language, and writing process, and an original interview with the author. It's a must-read for fans of her award-winning works. |
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Take a Journey | 7 |
Starting Out with Stories | 14 |
Traveling Far | 22 |
The Words Begin to Pour | 32 |
The Return Trip | 49 |
Home Sweet Home | 61 |
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Absolutely Normal Chaos adult novel adventure American Library Association Bloomability Book of Junior Bybanks called Carnegie Medal characters Chasing Redbird children's literature Christopher Award Collins Cotler cousin Creech began Creech continued Creech decided Creech graduated Creech's father Dallas and Florida Detroit Dinnie England English feel friends Gale Research girl Gram Gramps Granny Torrelli Harper HarperCollins headmaster Heartbeat high school Horn Book Magazine Interview with Sharon July/August Karin Libraries Unlimited Library Association ALA lived Love That Dog Lyle Mary Lou Finney mother moved Native American Newbery Committee Newbery Honor Book Newbery Medal Acceptance Ohio Pan Macmillan Pendergast Phoebe poem poetry protagonists Publishers Weekly quirky Retrieved June Review Rigg Ruby Holler Sal's Salamanca School Library Journal Sharon Creech story Switzerland TASIS teacher teaching teenage theater thirteen-year-old Torrelli Makes Soup trip Uncle voyage Walk Two Moons Walter Dean Myers Wanderer wanted writing wrote York Zinny