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Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
By Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.Ray Bradbury: master of science fiction and fantasy (Authors teens love)
By Wendy Mass. 2004
As a boy, Ray Bradbury had a wild and vivid imagination, which came in handy later when he became a…
science fiction and fantasy writer. Bradbury has written more than 500 literary works (beginning in 1938) including "The Martian chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451", which incorporate his love of outer space, magic, and mystery. Includes a time line, a list of selected works, a glossary, and a short interview with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Pearl S. Buck: a cultural biography
By Peter J Conn. 1996
Describes the life of the humanitarian who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and her work in China during…
the early twentieth century. Provides the historical backdrop against which she wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Good Earth." Covers her later advocacy of the rights of women, children, and racial minorities. 1996.Maud's house of dreams: the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
By Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 2002
Maud Montgomery's life was often long and painful. Lunn brings to life the spirit that was Lucy Maud Montgomery, including…
her strict and lonely upbringing, as well as her hard-won successes after years of doubt and rejection. Throughout her life, Maud never stopped writing her journals and stories. For junior high readers. 2002.Chrystine Brouillet, romancière et Simon: Romanciere Et Simon (Collection En plein coeur)
By Robert Soulières. 1997
Simon a été choisi pour achever un roman-portrait sur son écrivain préféré. Chrystine ne recule devant aucune des questions du…
perspicace Simon: l'écriture, la lecture, les amis, la famille, les voyages, l'amour, tout y passe, exprimé franchement. Années 4-7. 1997.Langston Hughes: Poet (Black Americans of achievement)
By Coretta Scott King, Jack Rummel. 1988
Langston Hughes spent much of his childhood alone. His father moved abroad before he was born, and his mother left…
him often in her search for work. In 1920, upon his graduation from high school, Hughes went to see his father in Mexico, where he had become quite wealthy. Hughes rejected his father's plan that he study engineering and determined to become a poet, writing his first published pieces that summer. Grades 5-8 and older. 1988.J.R.R. Tolkien: master of imaginary worlds (Authors teens love)
By Edward Willett. 2004
Tolkien was a scholar of the English language and of mythology, who developed his own language and then created a…
mythology around it. This evolved into his famous books "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. This biography includes a time line, a list of selected works, and lists of recommended books and Internet sites, plus a section called "In His Own Words", quoting three interviews with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Jacky Daydream
By Jacqueline Wilson. 2007
Everybody knows Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson's best-loved character. But what do they know about Jacqueline herself? In this fascinating book,…
discover: how Jacky played with paper dolls like April in "Dustbin Baby"; how she dealt with an unpredictable father like Prue in "Love Lessons"; how she sat entrance exams like Ruby in "Double Act". But most of all how Jacky loved reading and writing stories. Losing herself in a new world was the best possible way she could think of spending her time. Grades 5-8. 2007.In my own time: almost an autobiography
By Nina Bawden. 1994
Memoir of a novelist. Recounts her childhood evacuation from London in World War II; her years at Oxford, where she…
knew Richard Burton and Margaret Thatcher; and her later life. Relates stories of her family, including the struggles of her schizophrenic son, who committed suicide. Junior and senior high readers. 1994.Bedazzled: Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight phenomenon
By George Beahm. 2009
Jam-packed with new and reprinted material, “Bedazzled” serves up a wealth of information about the fastest-selling author of our time…
and her mega-franchise that shows no signs of diminishing. Takes the reader on a guided tour of all things “Twilight”, including an in-depth profile of Meyer's personal and professional life, and a look behind the scenes of the two “Twilight” movies. For junior and senior high and older readers. c2009.After being diagnosed with lupus at twenty-five, O'Connor spent her adult years on her mother's southern dairy farm, writing and…
raising peacocks. Many of her short stories deal with racial or religious issues. Senior High. 1994.Guts: the true stories behind Hatchet and the Brian books
By Gary Paulsen. 2001
Gary Paulsen describes the events in his life that inspired him to write the books about character Brian Robeson. Paulsen…
prefers to use incidents from his own life in his books, and many of Brian's adventures are based on his own wilderness experiences. He also adds some survival tips, including a chapter called "Eating eyeballs and guts or starving" - with recipes. Grades 5-8. c2001.Dear bully: seventy authors tell their stories
By Carrie Jones, Megan Kelley Hall, Megan Kelley, ed Hall. 2011
Discover how Lauren Kate transformed the feeling of that one mean girl getting under her skin into her first novel,…
how Lauren Oliver learned to celebrate ambiguity in her classmates and in herself, and how R.L. Stine turned being the “funny guy” into the best defence against the bullies in his class. Authors of teen literature come together to share their stories about bullying - as silent observers on the sidelines of high school, as victims, and as perpetrators. For junior and senior high readers. Strong language, some descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Carl Sandburg: a biography (Single Titles Ser. #Up)
By Milton Meltzer. 1999
A portrait of the twentieth-century American poet and writer who won two Pulitzer Prizes. Discusses Sandburg's working-class background, his belief…
in socialism, and the influences on his writing. Describes how his admiration for Abraham Lincoln grew into a six-volume biography. Junior and Senior High. 1999.Charles Dickens: the man who had great expectations
By Diane Stanley, Peter Vennema. 1993
Follows the life and writing career of Charles Dickens, the famous nineteenth-century English novelist whose works include David Copperfield, Oliver…
Twist, and A Christmas Carol. Describes his advocacy for needy children. For grades 4-7. 1993.Boy: tales of childhood
By Roald Dahl. 1984
The esteemed novelist, short story writer, and author of children's books presents vignettes from his childhood. "Some are funny. Some…
are painful. Some are unpleasant, all are true." Grades 5-8. 1984.Restless genius: the story of Virginia Woolf (World writers)
By Virginia Brackett. 2004
Covers the people and events of writer Virginia Woolf's childhood and adult life, and her relationships with her father, sister,…
husband, and, to a lesser extent, other relatives and members of the Bloomsbury group. Focuses on her mental health and on her work, which took fiction in a new direction at a time when women writers were uncommon. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and source notes. For junior high readers. 2004.Lucy Maud Montgomery: a writer's life (Snapshots: Images Of People And Places In History Ser.)
By Valerie Wyatt, Elizabeth MacLeod. 2001
The man who created Narnia: the story of C.S. Lewis
By Michael Coren. 1994
It came from Ohio!: my life as a writer
By R. L Stine. 1997
Stine, the author of the Fear Street and Goosebump books, tells the story of his life to Joe Arthur, a…
friend since college days. Stine says when he was seven years old he found a typewriter in his attic and was soon typing with one finger at lightning speed. He also explains where he gets some of his frightening story ideas. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1997.