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Author: A True Story Paperback - 2002
by Helen Lester
Lester tells her personal story, sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author. Using her unique ability to laugh at her mistakes, Lester creates a guide for young writers and an amusing personal story of the disappointments and triumphs of a writer's life. Full color.
Summary
So begins the story of Helen Lester, author of Tacky the Penguin and many other popular books for children. By sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author, she demonstrates that hurdles are part of the process. She even gives writing tips, such as keeping a "fizzle box." Helen Lester uses her unique ability to laugh at her mistakes to create both a guide for young writers and an amusing personal story of the disappointments and triumphs of a writer's life.
First line
A long time ago there lived a three-year-old author.
Details
- Title Author: A True Story
- Author Helen Lester
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Date August 26, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780618260102 / 0618260102
- Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 7.6 x 0.15 in (20.37 x 19.30 x 0.38 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 570
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
- Topical: Girl's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Women
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96009645
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
"Lester's lighthearted book at how she came to write children's books will give aspiring authors of any age a lift and encouragement to persevere." Publishers Weekly
Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 07/29/2002, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 07/29/2002, Page 75
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