Campbell, Kimberly. Lois Duncan.
Enslow, 2009, 104p, $31.93, 978-07660-2963-7.
This book covers the story of Lois Duncan’s writing career. It shows how Lois turns her life’s challenges into stories that everyone will enjoy reading.
The author has written an easy to read book for young readers that will certainly keep their attention and present the factual details on the career of a well-known author, Lois Duncan. The factual details are interestingly presented as well as informative and educational.
The inclusion of chronology, chapter notes, several lists, where to obtain more information and a glossary/index make this a useful research tool. The inclusion of web sites for youngsters is also important in school classrooms today.
The flow and balance of both the text and full color visuals are integrated to present a very stimulating book for both young and reluctant readers.
I found it extremely interesting that a neighbor (McKinlay Kantor) informed her at the age of 13 that her writing was pure trash. He then went on to give her advice about how to succeed. She took this advice as well as the knowledge she gained from her photographer parents and went on to become a renowned novelist.
This book is one in the Authors Teens Love series. The series consists of 16 books at this time. The general theme of the series is about noteworthy authors. LM
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