Neufeld John : Edgar Allan by John Neufeld
A white family adopts a small black child and then, because they are fearful of what will happen in their small town, make a terrible decision. This is not a novel about prejudice or race relations or brotherhood . It is about parents and children, young people and older people, about love and failure, loss and discovery, coming to terms with ourselves and others. Edgar Allan . is a work of art.-The New York Times An American Library Association Notable Book An Outstanding Book of the Year, The New York Times
But I kept at it. All through high school and college. Everything I sent out came back. Thanks but no thanks.
I moved to New York and worked in a publishing house. I kept writing. In fact, I was fired from my first job for spending more time on my own projects than on the publishing house's.
I wrote on.
In 1968, an editor from a small California publishing house and I hadlunch. She gave me an outline for a story she thought I could write well. I knew immediately I had to try.
But what I wanted to do was write a short book, full of emotion and detail and excitement, for readers of all ages. I didn't know that Edgar Allan would be regarded as a children's book.It was.
And when it was, everything fell into place. The minute Edgar Allan was launched successfully, I sat down to write Lisa, Bright And Dark. It, too, was a success so there was no turning back.Although I do write books for adults, the ideas that stimulate me always seem to come to me in the form of a story for young readers. I get ideas from everywhere: from the newspapers, from radio, from lunches and talks I have with friends.
Right now, if I never get another idea, I have more story lines to work on than my lifetime probably permits.
Both Edgar Allan and Lisa, Bright And Dark, were selected as among the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times. Lisa, Bright And Dark was filmed for television, and aired as a Hallmark Hall of Fame on NBC-TV. Mr. Neufeld's other books have as recently as this spring (2000) been cited as among the best of last year's Young Adult titles by the New York Public Library and YASLA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451158703 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451158709 |
| Title | Neufeld John : Edgar Allan |
| Author | John Neufeld |
| Series | Signet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1969-10-01 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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