| Brian Jacques (1939–2011)Includes the names: Brian Jacque, jaques brian, Brain Jacques, Brian Jacques, Brian Jacques, Brian Jacques, Brian By Jacques, Брайан Джейкс, Allan (ILT) Brian/ Curless Jacques, Brian; Illustrated by Fangorn Jacques ... (see complete list), Gary Chalk (Illustrator) Brian Jacques, Brian Jacques - Illustrated by Gary Chalk 69,620 (70,853) | 453 | 155 | (3.92) | 127 | 0 | Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England on June 15, 1939. After he finished St. John's School at the age of fifteen, he became a merchant seaman and travelled to numerous ports including New York, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Yokohama. Tiring of the lonely life of a sailor, he returned to Liverpool where he worked as a railway fireman, a longshoreman, a long-distance truck driver, a bus driver, a boxer, a police constable, a postmaster, and a stand-up comic. During the sixties, he was a member of the folk singing group The Liverpool Fishermen. He wrote both poetry and music, but he began his writing career in earnest as a playwright. His three stage plays Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies, and Scouse have been performed at the Everyman Theatre. He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where he delivered milk as a truck driver. His style of writing is very descriptive, because of the nature of his first audience, for whom he painted pictures with words, so that they could see them in their imaginations. After Alan Durband, his childhood English teacher, read Redwall, he showed it to a publisher without telling Jacques. This event led to a contract for the first five books in the Redwall series. He also wrote the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He died on February 5, 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Redwall … (more) |
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Brian Jacques has 2 past events. (show)  Young Readers Society - Book Club for Readers 8-12 Welcome to Secret Garden's book club for readers 8-12! It's a regular EVERY-THIRD-WEDNESDAY-AND-FRIDAY thing! Young Readers Society has grown so much over its' first year, that starting with this month, we're going to offer the club the 3rd Wednesday, as usual, AND the 3rd Friday! Come to whichever meeting works best in your schedule! We always serve piping hot FREE pizza. We choose books that will interest both boys and girls, especially in this age bracket.
This month's Friday book is Redwall.
We would ask you to encourage your kids to come to society meetings even if they aren’t necessarily interested in the book. As long as they’re interested in reading, we’ll be happy to have them.
Young Readers’ Society is about giving kids a safe place to talk about books and reading and to express their opinions openly. Parents will be encouraged to browse the shop, or grab a bite to eat in Ballard, but as far as the Society goes – no grown-ups allowed!
Don’t hesitate to call the shop anytime with questions/comments. Or, you can write us directly by clicking the "contact us" text above left.
Location: Street: Secret Garden Additional: 2214 NW Market St City: Seattle, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98107-4024 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
Brian Jacques Brian Jacques reads from Doomwhyte. Join us this lovely Sunday afternoon for an event with acclaimed children’s book author, Brian Jacques (pronounced ‘Jakes’). He’ll be talking about Doomwyte¸ the newest edition to Brian Jacques’ phenomenal Redwall series. In this book, the young mouse Bisky persuades the creatures of Redwall Abbey to go in search of a fabled treasure, hidden long ago by one of the abbey’s most notorious thieves, they do not suspect Skurr and his ravens will be vying for that very treasure. Bisky and his fellow Redwallers must summon all their courage to face the evil horde of slithering snakes and vicious ravens. From underground tunnels to the tops of trees, the fearless Redwallers, with the help of their woodland friends, battle some of their most vicious enemies yet in an exhilarating, terrifying treasure hunt. Come and meet the amazing Brian Jacques and get your books signed! This afternoon at 3:00PM.
Event Guidelines:
- there is a limit of 2 books per person in the signing line (so he can meet as many of you as he can!)
- he will do one 15-20 minute presentation, have a short Q&A, then the signing will begin (EKAnderson)… (more)
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