Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers

by David Stabler

Book Overview

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 13 other great writers.

Every great author started out as a kid. Before the best sellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world's most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you.

Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594749876
• ISBN13: 9781594749872
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wrong book

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the actual book. It was an advanced reader copy, not intended for resale and didn’t have color pictures so my daughter was disappointed.