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A Mind with WingsA fictional account of the life of the nineteenth-century philosopher and nature writer, Henry David Thoreau. |
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King of the Mild FrontierChris Crutcher, author of young adult novels such as "Ironman" and "Whale Talk," as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho, and becoming a writer. |
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Hole in My LifeThe author relates how, as a young adult, he became a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to college, all the while hoping to become a writer. |
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The Pigman & MeAn account of Paul Zindel's teenage years on Staten Island, when his life was enriched by finding his own personal pigman, or mentor. |
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Bad BoyAuthor Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a write |
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Bad BoyAuthor Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a write |
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Mark TwainA biography of the great American author and humorist illustrated with photographs from the period. |
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Jack LondonBiography of the colorful American writer who had been an oyster pirate, a seal hunter, a mill worker, a hobo, and a political activist before becoming a popular author at the age of twenty-nine. |
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Travels with CharleySteinbeck and his dog rediscover America. |
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Stephen KingPresents the life and career of American author, Stephen King. |
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