Writes of Passage: Words To Read Before You Turn 13

Name: Writes of Passage: Words To Read Before You Turn 13
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781788005029
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By Nicolette Jones

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Writes of Passage: Words To Read Before You Turn 13 by Nicolette Jones is a curated collection that introduces young readers to a variety of writings selected to inspire, inform, and entertain before the teenage years. This anthology includes diverse works from different genres, offering insights and adventures designed to broaden the horizon of young minds.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking for a collection of diverse and inspiring stories aimed at engaging young readers before they reach their teenage years. It features essential reading recommendations that include celebrated children's authors, offering both entertainment and life lessons.

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.

An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of words that matter.

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A collection of 100 pieces of writing - poems, prose, letters, speeches, song lyrics, quotations, and more - from Shakespeare to Philip Pullman and from John Donne to Oliver Jeffers, which are in turn powerful, funny, moving, wise, and thought-provoking, expertly curated and with accessible, thoughtful commentary by Nicolette Jones, children's book critic for The Sunday Times.

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ISBN: 9781788005029

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Mary Kate McDevitt

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Nicolette Jones

About the Author

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.

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