Mary Poppins Boxed Set
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Mary Poppins Boxed Set by P L Travers
This novel-in-verse--at once literary and emotionally gripping--follows the unfolding friendship between two very different teenage girls who share a hospital room and an illness. Chess, the narrator, is sick, but with what exactly, she isn't sure. And to make matters worse, she must share a hospital room with Shannon, her polar opposite. Where Chess is polite, Shannon is rude. Where Chess tolerates pain silently, Shannon screams bloody murder. Where Chess seems to be getting slowly better, Shannon seems to be getting worse. How these teenagers become friends, helping each other come to terms with their illness, makes for a dramatic and deeply moving read. An emotional and innovative novel. There is so much pathos and humor in these two hospital beds. --E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars A story told with the utmost economy of language--intense, compelling, and satisfying. --Susan Patron, author of the Newbery Medal winner The Higher Power of Lucky Riveting, humanizing and real. --Kirkus Reviews, Starred A raw, unsentimental perspective on the fight to keep an illness from overpowering one's identity. --Publishers Weekly
P. L. Travers was born Helen Lyndon Goff in 1899 in Queensland, Australia. She worked as a dancer and an actress, but writing was her real love and she turned to journalism. Travers set sail for England in 1924 and became an essayist, theatre and film critic, and scholar of folklore and myth. While recuperating from a serious illness Travers wrote Mary Poppins -'to while away the days, but also to put down something that had been in my mind for a long time, ' she said. It was first published in 1934 and was an instant success. Mary Poppins has gone on to become one of the best-loved classics in children's literature and has enchanted generations. In addition to the Mary Poppins books, Travers wrote novels, poetry and non-fiction. She received an OBE in 1977 and died in 1996
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780152058692 |
| ISBN 10 | 0152058699 |
| Titel | Mary Poppins Boxed Set |
| Autor | P L Travers |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Multiple copy pack |
| Verlag | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2006-10-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 3 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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