No Map, Great Trip: A Young Writer’s Road to Page One
by Paul Fleischman
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"Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on growing up with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer"--Tags
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No Map, Great Trip by Paul Fleischman
Literary Merit: Good
Characterization: N/A
Recommend: Yes
Reading Level: Middle School (Ages 8-12)
Review: This book was an interesting read, but it was not what I expected. From the title, I assumed it would have more tips on how to become a writer. The book does include five main tips for young readers on how they can begin writing, but they are short and interspersed throughout the book. The main focus of the book is a memoir of the author’s childhood and early adult years. You can see how the author’s experiences and curiosity growing up influenced him on the path to his writing career. Even though it wasn’t what I expected, it was an interesting book and a quick read. This book would be show more good for those who are interested in Fleischman’s other works or are interested in becoming an author someday. show less
Literary Merit: Good
Characterization: N/A
Recommend: Yes
Reading Level: Middle School (Ages 8-12)
Review: This book was an interesting read, but it was not what I expected. From the title, I assumed it would have more tips on how to become a writer. The book does include five main tips for young readers on how they can begin writing, but they are short and interspersed throughout the book. The main focus of the book is a memoir of the author’s childhood and early adult years. You can see how the author’s experiences and curiosity growing up influenced him on the path to his writing career. Even though it wasn’t what I expected, it was an interesting book and a quick read. This book would be show more good for those who are interested in Fleischman’s other works or are interested in becoming an author someday. show less
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Paul Fleischman was born in Monterey, California on September 5, 1952. His father is fellow children's author, Sid Fleischman. He attended the University of California at Berkeley for two years, from 1970 to 1972. He dropped out to go on a cross-country train/bicycle trip and along the way took care of a 200-year-old house in New Hampshire. He show more eventually earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of New Mexico in 1977. Fleischman has written over 25 books for children and young adults including award winners such as Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Newberry Medal in 1989; Graven Images, Newberry Honor; Bull Run, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; Breakout, Finalist for the National Book Award in 2003; Saturnalia, Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Honor. He has also garnered numerous awards and recognitions from the American Library Association, School Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, and NCTE. He founded the grammar watchdog groups ColonWatch and The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to English. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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