Rebecca Stead
Autore di Quando mi troverai
Sull'Autore
Rebecca Stead won the Newbery Medal for her second novel When You Reach Me in 2010. Her first novel is First Light. Rebecca's third novel, Liar & Spy, won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2013. She is the first US author to win the Prize. All of Rebecca's novels have received critical and mostra altro popular acclaim with When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, and Goodbye Stranger all appearing on the New York Times bestseller list. Ms. Stead's books are published under the Random House Children's book imprint Wendy Lamb. Before committing to a career as a writer, Rebecca was a lawyer working as a public defender. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Random House
Opere di Rebecca Stead
Plan B [short story] 2 copie
Lias and Stead 1 copia
Opere correlate
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1968-01-16
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Vassar College (BA)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Carole's List (1)
At the Library (1)
6th Grade (1)
Newbery Adjacent (2)
To Read (1)
Bullies (1)
Magic Realism (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
Female Author (1)
Five star books (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 10,641
- Popolarità
- #2,236
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 801
- ISBN
- 175
- Lingue
- 12
- Preferito da
- 6
Bea is one of the sweetest and most realistic protagonists I've seen in dramatic children's fiction. As she herself says, she's wears her heart on her sleeve. She's sweet, she's forgetful, she's a big worrier, she's not afraid to punch someone if they deserve it, she's as real as a child can be. You realise that underneath her brave and brash exterior lies an insecure child looking for reassurance and stability. After Auggie (Wonder) and Genesis (Genesis Begins Again), Bea becomes the third fictional child whom I want to give one tight hug.
The book isn't worth reading just for Bea though. All the supporting characters are memorable and loveable. Well, all except one but I can't tell you who.… (altro)