Writes of Passage: Words To Read Before You Turn 13 - Couverture rigide

Jones, Nicolette

 
9781788005029: Writes of Passage: Words To Read Before You Turn 13

Synopsis

"More than 100 poems, speeches, song lyrics and book extracts, from Martin Luther King to Mark Twain, are grouped into eight sections on subjects as diverse as childhood, happiness and sadness, kindness and courage ― and every word is to be cherished."-Sally Morris, The Daily Mail An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of words that matter. Published in a gorgeous hardback edition, with a stunning neon and foil-stamped cover, ribbon marker, and beautifully designed insides, Writes of Passage is the perfect gift for every occasion - birthdays, Christmas, school leaving celebrations, confirmations, bar and bat mitzvahs, and more. An inspiring collection of over 100 pieces of writing - poems, prose, letters, speeches, song lyrics, quotations, and more - from Shakespeare to Stephen Hawking; Greta Thunberg to Galileo; Malala to Martin Luther King; and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lord Tennyson - which are in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking, and expertly selected and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicolette Jones, writer, literary critic and broadcaster, has been the children's books reviewer of The Sunday Times for more than two decades. She is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, and a nominee for the 2012 Eleanor Farjeon Award for outstanding service to the world of children's books. Originally from Leeds, she studied at Oxford University, and at Yale as a Henry Fellow. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a signatory to Authors4Oceans, an honorary member of the Royal Naval Reserve Officers' Dining Club and is involved in a number of literary, charitable and social initiatives. She is married to fellow writer and journalist Nicholas Clee, and they have two daughters. She lives in London, where she is known as a local community activist and sees a lot of theatre.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The perfect gift for graduation! An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of pieces of writing from William Shakespeare to L.M. Montgomery to Tim Minchin.

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