Do you love to learn about authors? This book is for you then! You will learn about nine different famous authors and their journey to authorhood and all of their challenges that they faced along the way. For example, did you know that J.K. Rowling first got the idea for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on a train? This is just one of the facts that you will learn in this stunning, fully colored book with illustrations. My grandparents got it for me for Christmas, and I highly recommend you read it too! Happy reading!

Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers as Kids
By Elizabeth Haidle
This exciting debut in graphic novel format tells the childhood stories of literary legends including Maya Angelou, Roald Dahl, and Sandra Cisnernos. Perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World.
What makes a writer? What inspires them? Where do their stories come from? Striking illustrations and a popular graphic novel format bring to life this anthology of literary legends and their childhoods. Featuring beloved authors such as Maya Angelou, C.S. Lewis, Gene Luen Yang and J.K. Rowling, these stories capture the childhood triumphs, failures, and inspirations that predated their careers.
Children ages ten and up will see themselves in these humanized portraits and wonder if they, too, might have it in them to write. A celebration of creativity, this collective graphic biography is sprinkled throughout with writing wisdom and inspiring quotes.
What makes a writer? What inspires them? Where do their stories come from? Striking illustrations and a popular graphic novel format bring to life this anthology of literary legends and their childhoods. Featuring beloved authors such as Maya Angelou, C.S. Lewis, Gene Luen Yang and J.K. Rowling, these stories capture the childhood triumphs, failures, and inspirations that predated their careers.
Children ages ten and up will see themselves in these humanized portraits and wonder if they, too, might have it in them to write. A celebration of creativity, this collective graphic biography is sprinkled throughout with writing wisdom and inspiring quotes.
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781328801531
ISBN-10: 1328801535
Published on 5/14/2019
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 64