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A Most Clever Girl

A Most Clever Girl

How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice

by Jasmine A. Stirling and Vesper Stamper
Hardback
Age range: 6+ years old Publication Date: 30/03/2021

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For fans of I Dissent and She Persisted -- and Jane Austen fans of all ages -- a picture book biography about the beloved and enduring writer and how she found her unique voice.

Witty and mischievous Jane Austen grew up in a house overflowing with words. As a young girl, she delighted in making her family laugh with tales that poked fun at the popular novels of her time, stories that featured fragile ladies and ridiculous plots. Before long, Jane was writing her own stories-uproariously funny ones, using all the details of her life in a country village as inspiration.

In times of joy, Jane's words burst from her pen. But after facing sorrow and loss, she wondered if she'd ever write again. Jane realized her writing would not be truly her own until she found her unique voice. She didn't know it then, but that voice would go on to capture readers' hearts and minds for generations to come.

ISBN:
9781547601103
9781547601103
Category:
Educational: English language: reading & writing skills
Age range:
6+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-03-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
48
Dimensions (mm):
279.4x247.9x9.4mm
Weight:
0.5kg

“Myriad threads [come] together to present an engaging portrait accompanied by detailed and engaging illustrations that entwine with the story and give a strong sense of the era. . . . a bright and honest tale of the development of a great writer who grappled with adversity, one that will inspire and fascinate young readers. An informative, engaging depiction of the life and growth of an exceptional literary talent.”
– Kirkus Reviews

“Charming. . . The hand-drawn pictures and amusing narrative make this a fitting tribute to Austen, and readers should come away with an appreciation for her talent plus a good understanding of what a writer's voice is all about.”
– Booklist

Jasmine A. Stirling

Jasmine Stirling is a writer, speaker, and marketer based in San Francisco. For the past 15 years, she has developed products for students as an education technology executive, and her articles on student success have been published in national media including The Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor.

She also created a short documentary, College for Certain, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. This is her first picture book.

Vesper Stamper

Vesper Stamper was born in Nuremberg, Germany and raised in New York City to a family that was an eclectic mix of engineers, musicians and artists. She has a BFA in Illustration from Parsons and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts.

Her debut illustrated YA novel, What the Night Sings, about the post-Holocaust period, was a National Book Award Nominee, a Morris Award Finalist, a Golden Kite Honor Book, and the Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner, and was named a Best YA Book of 2018 by The Wall Street Journal and Kirkus. She lives with her husband, filmmaker Ben Stamper, and her two children, in the Northeast.

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