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The Trouble Begins At 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild West by Sid Fleischman
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- ISBN
- 9780061344312
- Book Title
- Trouble Begins at 8 :A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Biography & Autobiography / General, History / United States / 19th Century
- Item Weight
- 32.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061344311
ISBN-13
9780061344312
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63443738
Product Key Features
Book Title
Trouble Begins at 8 :A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Biography & Autobiography / General, History / United States / 19th Century
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
32.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2007-037891
Reviews
This biography of the writer who 'changed literature forever' sets a standard few can meet: it is top-notch entertainment., The trouble-entertaining trouble indeed-begins on page one as Fleischman brings our national comedic treasure to life., With a Twainian lilt to the prose, the book mingles deftly shaped research with snippets from Twain's writings., 'Highly enjoyable . . . No worthier Twain bio will cross a child's path than this feisty tale.' (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)), The illustrations and photographs are rich and varied, and the back matter is a work of art in itself., "With a Twainian lilt to the prose, the book mingles deftly shaped research with snippets from Twain's writings." -- Booklist (starred review) "This biography of the writer who 'changed literature forever' sets a standard few can meet: it is top-notch entertainment." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The illustrations and photographs are rich and varied, and the back matter is a work of art in itself." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "The trouble--entertaining trouble indeed--begins on page one as Fleischman brings our national comedic treasure to life." -- The Horn Book "What truly sets this biography in a class by itself...is how enthusiastically Fleischman assumes Twain's tone." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Highly enjoyable . . . No worthier Twain bio will cross a child's path than this feisty tale." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), What truly sets this biography in a class by itself…is how enthusiastically Fleischman assumes Twain's tone., The trouble--entertaining trouble indeed--begins on page one as Fleischman brings our national comedic treasure to life.
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Synopsis
"Mark Twain was born fully grown, with a cheap cigar clamped between his teeth." So begins Sid Fleischman's ramble-scramble biography of the great American author and wit, who started life in a Missouri village as a barefoot boy named Samuel Clemens. Abandoning a career as a young steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River, Sam took a bumpy stagecoach to the Far West. In the gold and silver fields, he expected to get rich quick. Instead, he got poor fast, digging in the wrong places. His stint as a sagebrush newspaperman led to a duel with pistols. Had he not survived, the world would never have heard of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn--or red-headed Mark Twain. Samuel Clemens adopted his pen name in a hotel room in San Francisco and promptly made a jumping frog (and himself) famous. His celebrated novels followed at a leisurely pace; his quips at jet speed. "Don't let schooling interfere with your education," he wrote. Here, in high style, is the story of a wisecracking adventurer who came of age in the untamed West; an ink-stained rebel who surprised himself by becoming the most famous American of his time. Bountifully illustrated.
LC Classification Number
PS1332F57 2008
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Copyright Date
2008
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