Alphamaniacs : builders of 26 wonders of the word
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Sweet, Melissa, 1956- illustrator.
Published
Somerville : Candlewick Studio, 2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations ; 23 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Teen Nonfiction
TEEN 809
1 available
TEEN 809
1 available
Arroyo Grande Library - Teen Nonfiction
TEEN 809
1 available
TEEN 809
1 available
Atascadero Library - Teen Nonfiction
TEEN 809
1 available
TEEN 809
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Teen Nonfiction | TEEN 809 | On Shelf |
Arroyo Grande Library - Teen Nonfiction | TEEN 809 | On Shelf |
Atascadero Library - Teen Nonfiction | TEEN 809 | On Shelf |
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Published
Somerville : Candlewick Studio, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
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"Step right up and read the genuine stories of writers so intoxicated by the shapes and sound of language that they collected, dissected, and constructed verbal wonders of the most extraordinary kind. Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote his memoirs by blinking his left eyelid, unable to move the rest of his body. Frederic Cassidy was obsessed with the language of place, and after posing hundreds of questions to folks all over the United States, amassed (among other things) 176 words for dust bunnies. Georges Perec wrote a novel without using the letter e (so well that at least one reviewer didn't notice its absence), then followed with a novella in which e was the only vowel. A love letter to all those who love words, language, writing, writers, and stories, Alphamaniacs is a stunningly illustrated collection of mini-biographies about the most daring and peculiar of writers and their audacious, courageous, temerarious way with words."--Amazon.com.
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