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Houghton Mifflin, 2002-26-08

Author: A True Story

Author: A True Story

Helen Lester, Author

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9780618260102

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Lester tells her personal story, sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author. Using her unique ability to laugh at her mistakes, Lester creates a guide for young writers and an amusing personal story of the disappointments and triumphs of a writer's life. Full color.
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A struggling student becomes a celebrated storyteller. Told with warmth and humor, this memoir gently affirms that flaws and fears don’t disqualify you—they prepare you.

Keywords and Themes: Achievement • Biography & Autobiography • Careers • Confidence • Determination • Encouragement • Fulfillment • Girls & Women • Identity • Juvenile Nonfiction • Literary • Motivation • Perseverance • Self-Concept • Writing

Readability • 3.2

Age Range • 4-7

Pages • 32

Subjects • Lester • Helen • Authors • American • 20th century • Children's stories • Authorship • Learning disabled • Women • Learning disabilities

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Literary • Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers • Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women

So begins the story of Helen Lester, author of Tacky the Penguin and many other popular books for children. By sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author, she demonstrates that hurdles are part of the process. She even gives writing tips, such as keeping a "fizzle box." Helen Lester uses her unique ability to laugh at her mistakes to create both a guide for young writers and an amusing personal story of the disappointments and triumphs of a writer's life.

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