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Barbara Cohen (1) (1932–1992)

Autor/a de Molly's Pilgrim

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Obres de Barbara Cohen

Molly's Pilgrim (1983) 2,418 exemplars
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons (1982) 709 exemplars
Canterbury Tales [adapted by Barbara Cohen] (1988) — Traductor — 429 exemplars
Thank You, Jackie Robinson (1974) 426 exemplars
The Carp in the Bathtub (1972) 281 exemplars
Make a Wish, Molly (1994) 234 exemplars
Here Come the Purim Players! (1984) 116 exemplars
The secret grove (1815) 103 exemplars
The Christmas Revolution (1987) 90 exemplars
First Fast (1900) 85 exemplars
The Donkey's Story (1988) 72 exemplars
Unicorns in the Rain (1980) 71 exemplars
Even Higher (1987) 68 exemplars
The Binding of Isaac (1978) 50 exemplars
Robin Hood and Little John (1995) 49 exemplars
Gooseberries to Oranges (1982) 43 exemplars
King of the Seventh Grade (1668) 43 exemplars
I Am Joseph (1980) 40 exemplars
David: A Biography (1995) 36 exemplars
The Orphan Game (1988) 31 exemplars
Roses (1984) 28 exemplars
213 Valentines (1991) 26 exemplars
The Long Way Home (1990) 23 exemplars
R My Name is Rosie (1978) 21 exemplars
Bitter Herbs and Honey (1976) 21 exemplars
People Like Us (1987) 21 exemplars
Tell Us Your Secret (1989) 20 exemplars
The Innkeeper's Daughter (1979) 18 exemplars
Benny (1977) 16 exemplars
Queen for a Day (1981) 16 exemplars
The chocolate wolf (1996) 12 exemplars
Fat Jack (1980) 8 exemplars
Lovers' Games (1983) 6 exemplars
Lovely Vassilisa (1980) 5 exemplars
Coasting (1985) 4 exemplars
The demon who would not die (1982) 4 exemplars
Where's Florrie? (1976) 3 exemplars

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Altres noms
Cohen, Barbara Nash
Kauder, Barbara (birth name)
Data de naixement
1932-03-15
Data de defunció
1992-11-29
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
Llocs de residència
Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Educació
Somerville High School
Barnard College (AB, magna cum laude|English)
Rutgers University
Professions
children's book author
teacher
short-story writer
columnist
Organitzacions
SAAS
Premis i honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Biografia breu
Barbara Kauder said she started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil. Her father died when she was young, and her mother supported the family by turning a rundown hotel into a successful business. After Somerville High School, Barbara attended Barnard College, from which she graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in English. She began her writing career with a personal column in her stepfather's weekly newspapers. In 1954, she married Gene Cohen, with whom she had three daughters. Her husband joined her mother in running the family inn, while Barbara earned a master's degree from Rutgers University and taught high school English. She was active in local community and Jewish life, and wrote a column called "Books and Things" for New Jersey newspapers. At age 39, Barbara Cohen published her first book for children, The Carp in the Bathtub (1972). The acclaim it received inspired her to stop teaching and start writing full-time. The book became a modern classic that has been translated into many languages. Barbara Cohen wrote a total of 32 books for children and young adults, many of them based on Jewish life and the universal problems of separation, loss, and the fears of growing up. Unicorns in the Rain (1982), a futuristic fantasy based on the Noah story, demonstrated her concern about the rising violence in society. Molly’s Pilgrim (1985), one of her best-loved tales, portrays a young Russian Jewish immigrant who shows her class the real meaning of Thanksgiving and religious freedom. The 1986 film version, frequently shown on television at holiday time, won an Academy Award for Live Short Subject. (Barbara played the crossing guard in one scene in the film.) In 1982, the Association of Jewish Libraries honored Barbara Cohen’s contribution to Jewish children’s literature with the AJL Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award. Some of her books were published posthumously following her death from cancer in 1992.

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Sought this out for #disguisedasaboy queer/trans subtext, and it delivers.

To tell the truth, after twelve weeks among men only, after twelve weeks without ever looking at my own self, I'd almost forgotten I was a woman. That doesn't mean I thought of myself as a man. I was only me, Nasir.


The author definitely didn't understand the subtext she was putting down, the speed it was squashed. I would bet it's actually anachronistic that none of these rich boys has ever heard of homosexuality, although I don't have citations for this.

I found the beginning slow but it sped up considerably. Instead of discovering magic powers, the characters are learning about the obscure and mystical powers of capitalism. Not interesting to me at all, personally, but I thought it was well done - it's clear what Buran/Nasir likes about it.

It's interesting how learning Arabic has changed how I see some stylistic translation choices! "O my father" sounds super formal in English, at least in part because it's so polysyllablic, but when it's a literal translation of "ya abbi" and you know that ya is an indispensable part of speech, you can see how it could actually be just a normal and familiar way to talk.
… (més)
 
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caedocyon | Hi ha 13 ressenyes més | Mar 11, 2024 |
Yeah I still love this book as much now as I did 18 years ago when I first read it.
 
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lexilewords | Hi ha 13 ressenyes més | Dec 28, 2023 |
Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-5
Awards: None
 
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carly.whitaker | Hi ha 29 ressenyes més | Nov 15, 2023 |
I really really liked this. I love stories based off of traditional tales, and even though I had never heard of the Iraqi folktale this book was based off it, I loved it.

It is a story of a girl who defies her culture's traditions, customs, and notions of a proper woman's place to make herself a success and save her family from poverty. It is also the story of love conquering all and being loved for who you are.

I need to look up the inspiration for this book.
 
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wisemetis | Hi ha 13 ressenyes més | Dec 26, 2022 |

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Obres
38
Membres
5,813
Popularitat
#4,237
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
89
ISBN
157
Llengües
2
Preferit
1

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