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Jane Austen's popularity never seems to fade. She has hordes of devoted fans, and there have been numerous adaptations of her life and work. But who was Jane Austen? The writer herself has long remained a mystery. And despite the resonance her work continues to have for teens, there has never been a young adult trade biography on Austen. Catherine Reef changes that with this highly readable account. She takes an intimate peek at Austen's life and innermost feelings, interweaving her narrative with well-crafted digests of each of Austen's published novels. The end result is a book that is almost as much fun to read as Jane's own work—and truly a life revealed. Includes bibliography and index. Ages: 12 up Grades: 7 up AUTHOR: Catherine Reef is the author of more than 35 nonfiction books for young people. Her books for Clarion include the highly acclaimed JOHN STEINBECK and SIGMUND FREUD, which was the recipient of the 2002 Sydney Taylor Award, presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries.

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Along with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist , starred review

a JLG selection Along with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist , starred review Perhaps this work will lead readers to Jane Austen and imaginatively apply the facts of the author's life to the novels--or vice-versa. -- Kirkus Reviews

a JLG selection Along with extensive details of Austen's family. . .Reef deftly sets the biographical facts onto a larger cultural and historical canvas that will give readers a much deeper understanding of Austen's novels, and well-chosen images, from period paintings and photos to contemporary film stills, add even more context. -- Booklist, starred review Perhaps this work will lead readers to Jane Austen and imaginatively apply the facts of the author's life to the novels--or vice-versa. -- Kirkus Reviews

Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life<br> &#8226;A Golden Kite Honor Book <br> [A] perceptive, captivating biography of one of the 20th century&#8217;s most influential writers. . . . Teens jaded by too much classroom analysis . . . will come away from Reef&#8217;s thorough, skillfully constructed biography with fresh interest in and appreciation for this American legend. -- Booklist, starred review <p> E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life<br> &#8226; Best Book for Young Adults<br>&#8226; A JLG Premier Selection <br> An engaging and informative chronicle of the life of this talented and unconventional artist. . . . A high-quality effort. -- School Library Journal, starred review <br> A clear, engaging portrait of a poet whose refusal to write and live according to convention will endear him to teens. Booklist, starred review <p> Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind <br> &#8226;Sydney Taylor Award <br> [A] piercing biography. . . .Reef distills Freud's theories into comprehensible descriptio

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Catherine Reef is author of more than 40 nonfiction books for young people. Her award-winning books for Clarion include several biographies, among them Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life, E.E. Cummings: A Poet's Life, and Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind, all of which received starred reviews and numerous other accolades. She lives in College Park, Maryland.

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