Glass Town
The Secret World of the Bronte Children
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Jul 1997
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773729971
- Publish Date
- Jul 1997
- List Price
- $9.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 5 to 8
- Grade: k to 3
- Reading age: 5 to 8
Description
In 1829 three remarkable young sisters and their brother began to invent a saga that carried well into their adult years Only after their deaths, were over a hundred miniature books and magazines, all written in microscopic hand printing, discovered The tiny manuscripts chronicled a world the children created and kept secret all their lives, a world they called Glass Town
Raised in an austere home, set against the loneliness and isolation of the vast English moors, these children became authors whose works continue to captivate generations of readers right up to the present day Here master storyteller Michael Bedard offers a glimpse into the lives of Anne, Emily, And Charlotte Bronte who would later give us such classics as Agnes Grey, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Erye
About the authors
Michael Bedard is a multi-award-winning author of middle-grade and young-adult novels that blend his love of literature with a flair for the ominous. His novels include A Darker Magic, The Green Man, and Redwork, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the CLA Book of the Year Award for Children. Michael was born and raised in Toronto, where he still lives.
Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson are an award-winning husband-and-wife team who have illustrated a number of beautiful picture books for children. Their works have earned them the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award. Rick and Laura live in Toronto with their three children. Visit their web site at www.jacobsonfernandez.com.
