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Barbara Wersba (1932–2018)

Autor/a de Walter: The Story of a Rat

31+ obres 453 Membres 9 Ressenyes

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Barbara Wersba was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 1932. After graduating from Bard College in 1954, she studied at the Paul Mann Actors Workshop. Her acting career ended when she contracted hepatitis in her 20s and was faced with a long convalescence. Her first few books, including The Boy mostra'n més Who Loved the Sea and Do Tigers Ever Bite Kings?, were for younger children. The majority of her books were for young adults including The Dream Watcher, Tunes for a Small Harmonica, The Carnival in My Mind, and Whistle Me Home. She also wrote for movies and adapted The Dream Watcher for the stage. It was produced at the White Barn Theater in 1975. She was a teacher and mentor to writers, contributed to magazines and journals, and was a frequent reviewer of children's literature for The New York Times Book Review. She died on February 18, 2018 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Obres de Barbara Wersba

Walter: The Story of a Rat (2000) 101 exemplars
Whistle Me Home (1997) 53 exemplars
Tunes for a Small Harmonica (1976) 46 exemplars
The Dream Watcher (1968) 28 exemplars
Run Softly Go Fast (1970) 25 exemplars
Just Be Gorgeous (1988) 21 exemplars
The Farewell Kid: A Novel (1990) 19 exemplars
Fat: A Love Story (1987) 19 exemplars
Crazy Vanilla (1986) 15 exemplars
Love Is the Crooked Thing (1987) 12 exemplars
Beautiful Losers (1988) 10 exemplars
Wonderful me : a novel (1989) 10 exemplars
Let Me Fall Before I Fly (1971) 8 exemplars
A Song for Clowns (1965) 7 exemplars
The Land of Forgotten Beasts (1964) 6 exemplars
Amanda, Dreaming (1973) 6 exemplars
The Crystal Child (1982) 6 exemplars
Do tigers ever bite kings? (1966) 5 exemplars
The country of the heart (1975) 4 exemplars
The boy who loved the sea (1961) 3 exemplars
Zuckerwatte und Sägemehl (1984) 1 exemplars
Die Sache mit Kerry (1996) 1 exemplars
Du - min elskede (1998) 1 exemplars
Matters of the Heart (1990 TV movie] — Writer — 1 exemplars

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The Inward Sun: Celebrating the Life and Work of Janet Frame (1994) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars

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I love this slim, allegorical novel. It is a pensive, touching story with little action and bright words. It champions friendship between wildly different physical beings, but beings who find common ground in loneliness, quiet, and words. I would say it's more for adults than children.
 
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bookwren | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | May 18, 2019 |
I read this book yesterday morning. We had yet another snow day and I took advantage of the time off and ripped through my books.

"Whistle Me Home" made my cry. And, seriously, I rarely cry over books. The novel is so breathtakingly beautiful.

It really struck a personal chord with me. Well, I guess it would with everone; who hasn't suffered from unrequited love? I think we've all been both Noli and TJ, on both sides of the story.

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bookishblond | Oct 24, 2018 |
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Very pretty book. Probably the truly creative artistic folks, and the innocent children, would get more out of it than I. Mostly a kind of metaphysical or mystical vibe, with tiny touches of gentle wit. Not sure if it could actually be used to reinforce the alphabet or not... depends on the adult sharing it.

Might be good in ESL classes for older children and adults.
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |
One of my favorite books ever. I read it at least twice a year just for the good feeling it gives me when it is over.

I first read years ago to my class when I taught 4th grade. Walter, The Story of a Rat, is a story about friendship plain and simple and beautiful. It is a book that gives you hope, and leaves you with a overwhelming feeling of contentment. I read it at least once a year and it never loses its appeal.
 
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Lagnella | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Mar 4, 2016 |

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Membres
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Ressenyes
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ISBN
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