The wand in the word : conversations with writers of fantasy
Title:
The wand in the word : conversations with writers of fantasy
JLCTITLE245:
compiled and edited by Leonard S. Marcus.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Physical Description:
202 p. : ill., facsim. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780763626259
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
Interviews with 13 American and English authors of fantasy fiction discussing their lives, literary influences, work routines and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and our lives. Includes a "reader" listing each author's major fantasy works.
Reading Level:
940 L Lexile
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.4 7
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 6.4 7 Quiz 102960 English non-fiction.
Subject Term:
Added Author:
Contents:
Lloyd Alexander -- Franny Billingsley -- Susan Cooper -- Nancy Farmer -- Brian Jacques -- Diana Wynne Jones -- Ursula K. LeGuin -- Madeleine L'Engle -- Garth Nix -- Tamora Pierce -- Terry Pratchett -- Philip Pullman -- Jane Yolen.