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A Brilliant Streak

The Making of Mark Twain

A Brilliant Streak( )
Author: Lasky, Kathryn
Illustrator: Moser, Barry
ISBN:978-0-15-252110-3
Publication Date:Apr 1998
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Imprint:Harcourt Children's Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $24.95
Book Description:

In this beautifully illustrated biography, Mark Twain's adventures as a young boy come to life. Before Samuel Clemens became a famous author, he enjoyed one of the longest childhoods in history. From playing hooky in Hannibal, Missouri, to piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River, Mark Twain's adventures as a youth influenced his entire life and figured prominently in his writing. Focusing on the first half of Clemens's life, this book will be enjoyed by longtime...
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Book Details
Pages:48
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):20.32 x 25.4 x 1.27 cm
Book Weight:0.4 Kilograms
Author Biography
Lasky, Kathryn (Author)
Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 1944, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was teaching.

She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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