Narrator and protagonist Marty Preston lives in the hills of Friendly, West Virginia. Naylor decided to write Shiloh after an emotionally taxing experience in West Virginia where she encountered an abused dog. The 65th book by Naylor, it is the first in a quartet about a young boy and the title character, an abused dog. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit .Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.Shiloh is a Newbery Medal-winning children's novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published in 1991. This classic writer's memoir has been revised and updated to include material on the writing of the Newbery-winning Shiloh and its two sequels.Ĭontributor Bio(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds: - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh and its sequels, the Alice series, Roxie and the Hooligans, and Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard's Roost. Illustrated with photographs, and including samples of her earlier writing, this book will show you the inner workings of the writing process, from the spark of an idea to a book's actual publication. How I Came to Be a Writer is the story of one author's beginnings - successes and failures, reviews and rejection slips - things that mark the stages of a writer's life.
Newbery Medalist Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's one hundred and more books are true to life, funny, and, most of all, well written - you'd think that she doesn't have to work at writing at all.
Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 Review Citations: School Library Journal pg. Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.18" W x 7.54" (0.32 lbs) 144 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readersīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: Naylor's life story is told in her own words, from her early handwritten stories to becoming one of the most honored and prolific writers in children's literature today. How I Came to Be a Writer Revised EditionĬontributor(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (Author)
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