Author: Mary Francis Shura
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Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: Mark Zardozny
Publisher: Something about the Author Aut
ISBN: 9780810344563
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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A collection of autobiographical essays written by prominent authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

Author: Mary Jane Lupton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313038236
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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Writing and composing with honesty and humanism, Lucille Clifton is known for her themes of the body, family, community, politics, womanhood, and the spirit. While much of her work deals with the African American experience, she does not limit herself to that perspective, addressing topics common to all women, to all people. This timely and important biography will give readers a glimpse into the life and work of this important and revered African American poet, writer, and educator, exploring themes that run throughout her writing, as well as the personal obstacles she faced and overcame. Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York, in 1936. Today, she is one of the most important and revered African American poets, writers, and educators in the nation. In addition to several works of poetry, she has written more than 15 children's books. Her work has been nominated for three Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards, one of which she won for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 in 2000. In 1999, she was appointed and remains a Chancellor of the American Academy of Poets, one of the most prestigious honors in American letters. Among her best known works is the poem miss rosie, anthologized many times over and a standard part of high school curriculums. She has won an Emmy award, a Lannan Literary Award, two fellowships from the National Endowmant for the the Arts, and many other prestigious awards. Writing and composing with honesty and humanism, Clifton is known for her themes of the body, family, community, politics, womanhood, and the spirit. While much of her work deals with the African American experience, she does not limit herself to that perspective, addressing topics common to all women, to all people. This biography covers Clifton's life and work, addressing themes that run throughout her writing as well as the personal obstacles she faced and overcame, including her own faultering health. This timely and important biography will give readers a glimpse into the life of one of America's most important, influential, and enduring writers.

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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694

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Author: Mary Francis Shura
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780823402144
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Maggie learns many things when she befriends the strange new girl in her class.

Author: Lucille Clifton
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0440451108
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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There is nothing Tee enjoys more than sitting out on the porch with her great-greatmother, listening to the fascinating stories about the lucky stone. Shiny and black as night, it brought good fortune to each of its owners for over one hundred years. First it helped Mandy, a runaway slave, win her freedom. Then it saved Vashti from death by lightning at a prayer meeting. And it even saved Tee's great-grandmother from the ferocious dancing dog and helped her meet her husband. Now Tee can't help wondering what the old stone has in store for her. She certainly could use some luck on Valentine's Day. But the lucky stone doesn't belong to Tee. How can her wish come true?

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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1000

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author: Bertha E. Mahony Miller
Publisher:
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 818

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Vol. 2 includes extra number, "Experimental schools in England," Jan. 1926.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1314

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Author: Darlene Powell Hopson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Explores the sometimes tough, sometimes unspoken, questions that face the black middle-class family today and provides the tools to raise your children healthfully and well--without sacrificing family values or ethnic pride.