George Ella Lyon
Author of All the Water in the World
About the Author
George Ella Lyon was born on April 25, 1949, in Harlan, Kentucky. She is an author who has published in many genre, including picture books, poetry, juvenile novels and articles. Her books often take place in Appalachia. She earned her B.A. at Centre College in Kentucky in 1971, her M.A. at the show more University of Arkansas in 1972 and her PhD at Indiana University - Bloomington in 1978. She first published in 1983, a poetry collection called Mountain. Aside from publishing, she also taught writing at a number of colleges, including the University of Kentucky, Centre College, Transylvania University, and Radford University. She has also acted as an executive committee member for the Women Writers Conference. She has also taught writing through workshops, conferences, and author visits. Her titles include Father Time and the Day Boxes, Sonny's House of Spies, Holding on to Zoe, All the Water in the World, With a Hammer for My Heart, and Where I'm From: Where Poems Come From. In 2014 her title Voices from the March on Washington made the Hot Civil Rights Titles List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by George Ella Lyon
You and Me and Home Sweet Home (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) (2009) 69 copies, 12 reviews
Where I'm From (Writers' & Young Writers' Series #2) (Writers & Young Writers Series, #2) (1999) 25 copies
Associated Works
Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Contributor — 404 copies, 2 reviews
Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers (1998) — Contributor — 54 copies, 2 reviews
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- Birthdate
- 1949-04-25
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Arkansas
Indiana University - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Kentucky, USA
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Many-Storied House: Poems by George Ella Lyon tells the story of a house and a family through a series of poems examining life in the rooms of a house. The family’s changes, challenges, and joys felt like walking through Lyon’s home and life. Lyon created immersive images that felt both voyeuristic and secretive. Many-Storied House created a sense of going home. There were several times I found myself smiling in gentle recognition, and others frowning in uncomfortable recognition. Lyon show more reminded me of the pain and the comfort of being with family in small town Kentucky. Lyon’s house, like most family homes embodied the double-meaning of being many-storied. Many-Storied House brought up a full spectrum of emotions for me and reminded me of the importance of connection. show less
I found this book surprising, though I don't know why. There were times when I was startled. Like when the central character was expected to leave the best of everything for her brothers despite the fact that she had made the meal. I thought it was wonderful that she was able to get some insight into who her mother really was. A good story, certainly kept me turning the pages. I liked the author's message about what really makes a home.
When Abby finally agrees to join her parents' Civil War reenactment group for a weekend and play the role of a nurse, she follows her acting coach's advice to write the diary of the person you're playing, to get into the role. To her shock and horror, the diary quickly gets out of control and she finds herself looking at her own hand writing messages from the past begging for help, pleading for supplies. She is being haunted by the woman whose role she is enacting - but is it a figurative show more haunting or a literal one? show less
Ginny sees two of everything until she gets glasses and an eye patch. Then she feels like a pirate (in a cool way).Super cute for kids who wear glasses or patches. Makes it fun instead of scary. I would use this book just to have in my classroom library or as a read aloud.
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- Works
- 55
- Also by
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- Members
- 4,235
- Popularity
- #5,936
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 291
- ISBNs
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- Languages
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