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Marilyn Singer (born 3 October 1948) [1] [failed verification] is an author of children's books in a wide variety of genres, including fiction and non-fiction picture books, juvenile novels and mysteries, young adult fantasies, and poetry. Some of her poems are written as reverso poems. Marilyn Singer Photo by Sonya Sones
Children's literature, Poetry: Published: 1989 (Macmillan ... OCLC: 19123010: Turtle in July is a 1989 children's picture book by Marilyn Singer and it is illustrated ...
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Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works. These terms are helpful for curricula or anthologies. [1]
[5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As of 2024, there have been 29 English-speaking laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature, followed by French with 16 laureates and German with 14 laureates. France has the highest number of ...
Marilyn Singer: The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, Horsemaster; Sarah Singleton: Century, Heretic, Sacrifice, The Amethyst Child, The Poison Garden; Alan Lawrence Sitomer: The Hoopster, Hip Hop High School, Homeboyz; William Sleator (primarily high concept sci-fi): House of Stairs, Singularity, The Boy Who Reversed Himself ...
The Women's Room was published in 1977, but the novel is written as a reflective work, following the main character, Mira, from adolescence in the late 1940s to adulthood and independence in the 1960s. Mira's primary childbearing years were in the 1950s, during the Baby Boom. Though she had only two children, many of her friends throughout the ...
Carver's life as a slave is described in poems written by those who once knew him during his lifetime, such as his friends and family all in one book. The book was first published on April 23, 1997. It received positive reviews and was awarded with the John Newbery Medal. The author of the book, Marilyn Nelson, is an American award-winning writer.